DUCHESS of York Sarah Ferguson gave a surprise interview to a Spanish reporter during a visit to Madrid in which she talked frankly about her relationship with the late Lady Diana, Princess of Wales.
The ex-wife of Queen Elizabeth II’s son Prince Andrew and mother of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie – eighth and ninth in line to the British throne respectively – was in Spain for an event linked to the fight against obesity organised by one of the many charities she supports, is ambassador for, or has founded.
Whilst there, she spoke to presenter Emma García on her programme Viva la Vida.
Lady Diana, Princess of Wales was Sarah Ferguson’s ‘best friend’ and ‘a sister’, she revealed, despite the press having claimed prior to Diana’s death in August 1997 that the sisters-in-law got along ‘very badly’ and had ‘only minimal contact’ with each other.
‘Fergie’ insists this could not be farther from the truth, and that she misses her ‘soul sister’ now ‘every single day’.
At her daughter, Princess Eugenie of York’s wedding in 2018, one of Lady Di’s favourite songs, I Vow To Thee My Country, was played in her memory.
“We were two women who had fallen in love with two incredible princes,” Sarah revealed to Emma García.
She and Prince Andrew have always got along well after their amicable divorce, and Eugenie and Princess Beatrice continue to spend regular time with both of them.
In her autobiography, Sarah Ferguson revealed that Prince Andrew’s constantly being away on duty with the Royal Navy was what put a strain on their marriage and eventually ended it after 10 years.
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