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Upon marrying Prince Andrew in 1986, Ferguson was, by her own admission, living a fairytale life.
But that all changed when she was banished from the royal family and stripped of her HRH title.
Her exile was catalyzed by a series of embarrassing indiscretions, many of which were documented for public consumption.
Not once have you hung your head in embarrassment, even for a minute."
But after years in exile, Ferguson has slowly been making her way back into the royal good books.
Central to her transformation is a renewed sense of self-love.
“It’s a very good moment, because I’m free,” she toldTown & Countryin 2021.
The truth is, I am 61 years old and I’m free of the self-sabotaging Sarah."
Here’s how Sarah Ferguson has slowly worked her way back into the royal family.
When the ruse was exposed, Ferguson was modified.
The following year, she sought to humanize her less than savory public persona.
At the heart of the program was the duchess' desire for redemption.
Long characterized as spendthrift, she addressed her compulsive behaviors head on.
“When I look back I think, ‘You just didn’t think it through.'”
One notable absence, however, was that of Sarah Ferguson.
Alas, William’s aunt wasn’t invited to the nuptials.
Subsequently, she headed to Thailand in an attempt to heal.
It appears, however, that Queen Elizabeth II didn’t feel the same way about Ferguson.
In 2017, Ferguson made a surprise visit to Balmoral as a guest of the queen.
“Andrew pulls the Queen’s strings.
That’s why she’s at Balmoral,” an insider claimed.
“So when he died, The Queen started getting much more friendly with her.
She always liked her because she made her laugh and she’s so bubbly and alive.”
“No push back from anyone.”
Attending the ceremony in a chic navy suit, Ferguson was greeted with cheers from the crowd.
“I wanted to cry,” she told “Good Morning Britain” (viaHello!).
“It was extraordinary and I looked around like, ‘Are they doing that for me?’.
Then someone shouted ‘Fergie.'”
“She was very good to [Harry],” Ingrid Seward told the New York Post’sPage Six.
She is constantly reminded that she’s an in-betweener."
But apparently, Ferguson wasn’t entirely in the Sussexes’ corner.
(It’s also worth remembering Ferguson and Morgan have been friends for decades.)
However, in an interview withThe Independent, Ferguson was diplomatic when discussing her opinion of Harry and Meghan.
Stripped of military titles and his right to use his HRH designation, things were looking bleak for Andrew.
That was, however, until Ferguson stepped in.
“He always liked Fergie,” Ingrid Seward toldThe Sun.
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In an interview withEntertainment Tonight, she also acknowledged that the death of Elizabeth had ultimately liberated her.
These poignant memories aided Ferguson’s quest for redemption, exemplifying her softer side and thus further humanizing her.
Additionally, she entered the public’s good books when she adopted the queen’s beloved Corgis.
But throughout it all, Bond noted, Ferguson never publicly slighted the royals.
She’s never said a critical word and is always extremely loyal to the institution."
In 2023,the Duchess of York was diagnosed with breast cancerand she underwent a single mastectomy.
The following year, she received more devastating news when she was diagnosed with skin cancer.
