Sarah Ferguson scandals in the royal family

When it comes to scandals in a royal family, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been mentioned most often lately .

Although Meghan has been filling the media columns since she started the relationship, there is also someone who has attracted a lot more attention before her. Red-haired writer and television presenter Sarah Margaret Ferguson, 62, better known as Fergie, became famous thanks to her marriage to Prince Andrew, 61, the controversial son of Queen Elizabeth II.

Sarah recently published the adult novel ‘Her Heart for a Compass’ while she previously spoke about her life in a biographical book that upset the royal family. Ferguson met Prince Andrew as a child, and as she was born as part of the aristocracy, she grew up with him and other high-ranking members of society.

The love between her and the prince developed when she met him in 1985 at a party in the palace. Soon after, a year later, they got married. Andrew himself designed a wedding ring for Sarah with rubies to match her hair.

After the wedding, the whole world wrote about Ferguson, and the British media claimed that she was a great addition to the royal family because, in addition to Lady Di, she is another 'princess from the people' . The life of the writer's dreams did not last long.

Sarah suffered a physical assault by a young man who was against the institution of the monarchy and sustained minor bodily injuries. The incident was very stressful for her and Andrew because she was pregnant at the time. Fortunately, the child was not injured and in 1988 Princess Beatrice was born.

The Duchess of York could not look forward to motherhood because she suffered from postpartum depression. That’s why the nanny took care of the little princess and Sarah went to Australia where she spent a few months. Two years later, in 1990, she gave birth to Eugenia.

She also suffered then, but because of the ruthless British tabloids. Namely, as it is natural, she gained weight during pregnancy and weighed more than 100 kilograms after giving birth. The tabloids called her the Duchess of Pigs alluding to the play on the words York and pork.

It was also a blow to her marriage to Andrew who was on shaky feet. It was rumored that she was cheating on the prince and publicly felting with other men, and the public continued to ridicule her fiercely. Rumors of the affair were never confirmed, and the couple divorced in 1992, after six years of marriage.

Ferguson later complained to the media that she could barely survive with the money she received after her divorce from Andrew, and then it was revealed that it was a hefty sum of 23 million pounds.

After all that has happened, Sarah and Andrew have become close friends, and their daughters don’t have to choose sides. In addition, they have never quarreled over custody of Beatrice and Eugenia, who are now adults, married, and have children.

Opinions of members of the royal family about Sarah are divided. Some love her, others hate her. She was at the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, while Kate Middleton and Prince William did not want to invite her to their wedding.