Sarah, Duchess of York General Chat

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I guess even the Queen realizes she can only do so much.

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Sarah, Duchess of York believes that she may be  the "most persecuted" woman in the history of the the British Royal Family. Hmmm...I don't know about that as I believe that for example the Duchess of Windsor would like to have a little chat with her.  :unsure: And if we were going back to the English Royals, then there are quite a number of women in line ahead of her and might object to her claiming that dubious title.   :catfight:

Sarah Ferguson Says She's 'the Most Persecuted Woman' in Royal History

"In my blood, there's resilience," Ferguson told Madame Figaro. "I may have been the most persecuted woman in the history of the royal family, but I'm still here."

"I always believed anything was possible," she said.

She feels a connection with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex too having had a similar experience with the press.

It's not the first time that the Duchess of York addressed her experience living as a royal in the public eye. In 2019, she told Vogue Arabia that she personally related to the Duchess of Sussex's portrayal in the media, The Times of London reported.

"I have been in Meghan's shoes, and I still am," she said. "I abhor bullying and I feel desperately sorry for the pain they must be going through because I've been through it."

And she still loves her former husband the embattled Duke of York.

Addressing Andrew in the Madame Figaro interview, Ferguson said: "I loved him and I still love him today."

"I stay by his side. Because I believe in him," she added. "He is a good man."

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Ehem.

[Nightowl]

 :clap: Those pictures says it all......Thanks a million   :yesss:

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Ehem.

:notworthy: @Macrobug67

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Sarah Ferguson puts on an animated display to discuss her book in Italy | Daily Mail Online

Sarah Ferguson made her son-in-law Edo Mapelli Mozzi proud as she is led a charm offensive in Italy tonight.

The Duchess of York, 62, who is commonly known as Fergie and still lives with her ex-husband Prince Andrew on the Royal Lodge in Windsor, dazzled as she shared an animated discussion with Italian presenter Bruno Vespa during his show Porta a Porta on Rai 1.

For the interview, which will air at 10.30 GMT tonight on the Italian Channel tonight, the mother-of-two opted for a glamourous beige cape dressed and a glossy hairdo. 

Fergie's romance novel, Her Heart for a Compass, is being published in Italy under the translated title of La Bussola del cuore.

She later changed into a stylish burgundy coat and headed to the Museo Ninfeo to further promote the novel. 

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This is a shame because if she entertained or educated one child, then it was worth it to me.  :(

Duchess of York reveals she is pausing her children's book series Fergie and Friends | Daily Mail Online

The Duchess of York has announced she is taking a break from her YouTube series Storytime with Fergie and Friends.

Sarah Ferguson, 62, who is commonly known as Fergie, revealed she will temporarily stop posting daily videos on her YouTube channel - which she started in lockdown.

The mother-of-two started the channel in April 2020 in order to keep children entertained at home.

In an Instagram story shared yesterday, Fergie reassured her fans that this break is only temporary, and that they will soon be updated when the show resumes.

'Storytime with Fergie and Friends will be taking a further break. We will update you soon on a return date,' read a post shared on the mother of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's Instagram.

Here's one of Sarah's YouTube videos.

Sarah Ferguson reading Baby On The Way by Hannah Davison, Marco Palmieri and Flicka Williams - YouTube

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Originally posted by @sara8150.

Sarah Ferguson 'regrouping' with Beatrice and Eugenie as Andrew faces trial | Royal | News | Express.co.uk

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Sarah Ferguson will keep Duchess of York title despite Prince Andrew being cast out of Royal Family | Daily Mail Online

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Sarah Ferguson 'to remain Duchess of York' even after Prince Andrew was stripped of HRH title and honours by Queen

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Sarah Ferguson could become a PRINCESS if Andrew's Dukedom is revoked | Royal | News | Express.co.uk

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Sarah Ferguson could become a PRINCESS if Andrew's Dukedom is revoked | Royal | News | Express.co.uk

The article mentioned more than one source close to Sarah. However, there is never an exact mention of who any of the sources are.   

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The way that I understand it, the title of a "Royal Duchess" outranks that of a "princess." If the Duke of York should lose his title and return to the one he was born to-Prince Andrew,  then Sarah would be known as "Sarah, Princess Andrew. " A title which is not as highly regarded as her former one "Duchess of York."

Princess Michael of Kent is a "princess" but according to British royal protocol she is "ranked" lower than the four royal duchesses: Camilla, Catherine,Katherine, Brigitta as well as the royal countess-Sophie. Of course she's also behind the women born to the title: Alexandra, Anne, Beatrice, Eugenie and Charlotte. (Possibly Louise too.)

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The Real Reason Sarah and Prince Andrew got divorced     
The Real Reason Prince Andrew And Sarah Ferguson Got Divorced - YouTube

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Sarah, Duchess of York travels to Poland after arranging donations for refugees ? Royal Central

After more than a million Ukrainian refugees have been taken in by Poland, Sarah, Duchess of York, has travelled to the country to organise help during the ?heartbreaking? situation.

Ferguson posted a series of photos on social media on 17 and 18 March detailing her visit to Poland and the work her charity Sarah?s Trust is doing to help refugees from Ukraine.

?The invasion of Ukraine is heartbreaking to watch,? she posted. ?So many families are being separated and displaced.?

Ferguson was met by Warsaw?s mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and spoke with Ukrainian families who had crossed the border to safety.

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Sarah Ferguson makes announcement after Princess Eugenie's move to Portugal is confirmed | HELLO!

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Is Sarah now the spokesperson for her daughter? Isn't her daughter of age where she can do this herself now? Sarah seems to want the lime light in regards to all that her daughters do which shows me how insecure she is in wanting to be out there in front.  Time she retires and goes home and knits baby blankets and booties and learns to be *quiet*.

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https://twitter.com/Gertsroyals/status/1550079723266506753?cxt=HHwWgoCw7fXS_oIrAAAA

Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie & Duchess Sarah official opened the new Cancer ward of @uclh
University College London Hospitals earlier this month.

The 3 are joint patrons of @TeenageCancer
. Sarah became patron in 1990, with her daughters joining on in 2016.

[Curryong]

A London house, an expensive mews house in Mayfair, has been purchased from the Duke of Westminster?s estate. The Westminsters are good friends of the BRF.

It?s said to be in Sarah?s name, and as an investment for her and Andrew?s daughters. God knows where this money is coming from though, considering Sarah and Andrew are supposedly hard-up. Another loan from a wealthy friend?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/194118...prince-andrew/

[Amabel2]

who says they are hard up?

[Curryong]

who says they are hard up?

Sarah Ferguson buys ?5m home in London's high-end Mayfair... despite gripes about her financial woes | Daily Mail Online

Have you not read about the women who owned the Swiss chateau threatening to sue Andrew and Sarah a couple of years back about over the millions they owed her when they were supposed to have completed the purchase? That chalet has now been sold but not at a profit.

The West Australian

Then there was the millions Andrew owed Virginia G when he agreed to pay out her civil suit against him, including a large donation to her sex victims charity.. He had to be loaned some of that money by the Queen and Charles. That was only months ago.

Who's Paying Prince Andrew's Settlement to Virginia Giuffre? | Time

Either Fergie has made a gigantic profit on her YouTube channel where she reads books to children or Andrew has made a killing on the Stockmarket in the last six months. Both are possible but not very likely. Andrew no longer gets any money from the Sovereign Grant (only an allowance from his mother via the Duchy of Lancaster) and Fergie gets nothing except what she earns from this and that. She?s existed on loans from others for years according to reports.

Prince Andrew's net worth: What we know about how wealthy Duke is as he reaches Virginia Giuffre settlement - inews.co.uk

[Amabel2]

i doubt if anyone knows what their financial situation is.

[Curryong]

i doubt if anyone knows what their financial situation is.

Well, maybe not. However what we do know is that Fergie has complained of her financial situation for years, received loans from som some very dodgy people including Epstein for her living expenses, and according to several posters who notice these things on another forum, wears the same outfits, shoes, bags etc over and over again.

And as Andrew only has only (officially) had his naval pension besides whatever he gets from the Queen and had lived up to his income for years, with trips abroad, ski holidays and freebies from oligarchs I?d be surprised if he?s rolling in cash at this time.

And if he is, what are we to make of this? From the article I linked above about Andrew?s finances.

?The Duke?s friendship with multimillionaire Conservative donor and financier David Rowland is frequently brought up in conversations around his financial situation.

Companies linked to Mr Rowland reportedly paid off a ?1.5m personal loan that Andrew took out in 2017.

Bloomberg News reported in November that Andrew took out the loan with Luxembourg-based private bank Banque Havilland in December 2017, and that it was paid off 11 days later by companies associated with Mr Rowland, who is the bank?s founder.

The Mail on Sunday previously reported that Mr Rowland helped pay off some of Ms Ferguson?s debts ? believed to be around ?5m ? in 2011, two years after Andrew was a guest of honour at Banque Havilland?s official opening.?

If Andrew was/is swimming in money why was he taking out one and a half million dollar loans with a foreign based bank? And why was Rowland paying off five million dollar debts for Fergie?

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The moneys very likely come from the earnings from  the 22 part book deal with the Australian publishers Serenity Press that has ties with UK Mills & Boons publishing house. Two romantic novels have done well; Her Heart for a Compass and Demons Land, the latter has a 5/5 rating by romantic novel lovers. She signed this deal a few months ago. 

There is a 'to each it's own' i.e. my sister loves to indulge herself with bedtime stories/romantic novelettes. She is member to book forums and they rate and discuss the who is who, who is God like, who is meh, what style of writing, etc.

Mathematically IF 1% of 7.7 Billion humans like romantic novels from 'whomever' , that represents 78Million x USD2 (I'm using the least amount for 'bin' purpose when the book already had 'peaked' at a grater price, bin prices are sought after by bookworm people, also using the least percentage of the planet population so one can see that IF one can sell anything to 78Million souls at a dollar, you make USD 78Million, reference purpose)

She's not ''idle''.

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Anyway, Fergie has always been reckless with her finances, spends it faster than moneys coming in, uses all the future eggs before chicken hatched and all those quotes representing spendthrifters.