Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew Mountbatten, is struggling with a new crisis that has not only stripped her of her title, but also tarnished her image, which at the moment seems irreparable.
But this is not the first time she is in a situation like this. The woman is a true fighter and has come out stronger after weathering even tougher storms when it comes to her personal life.
The Duchess of York was famously photographed topless with a man in August 1992 while on holiday in the South of France. And it happened when she was still married to Prince Andrew.
Sarah Ferguson was reduced to tears when she found royals looking at newspapers with explicit pictures of her with John Bryan, then known as her financial adviser, veteran journalist James Whitaker wrote in his 1993 book “Diana Vs Charles”.
“The couple kissed and cuddled by the pool and with the Queen’s grandchildren Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie playing nearby, John Bryan lay on top of the Duchess.”
He wrote: “On the morning of the publication every member of the family at Balmoral was to be found in over half a dozen copies of the Daily Record, the Scottish version of the Mirror, for breakfast.”
“They were clearly taking some pleasure in the impending discomfort of the Duchess. Suddenly Fergie herself came into the dining room. I was told.
“There was a mad rush to turn the pages, everyone pretending to read another story. But the Duchess knew it. She was very close to tears, poor thing. She just hadn’t known the photographs would be as clear as they were.” Five days later, Fergie left Balmoral for the last time as a member of the Royal Family.”
