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For the exciting royal observers, what is most interesting about the wedding of Princess Eugene and her fiancé, Jack Brooksbank, which will take place on Friday, will be neither the hat nor the hat, nor the carriage ride of the couple in the streets of Windsor.
It is the anticipation of the insolent moment, Prince Philip must pay tribute to the mother of the bride, Sarah Ferguson, former ambassador of the mark Weight Watchers, during the ceremony inside the chapel St George's.
It is even possible that the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, 97 years old, stays away from the wedding, because it is also contemptuous of his daughter-in-law.
In the UK, the Daily Telegraph announced on Wednesday that it would decide for itself, but Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, told The Post that her pride would not allow her to miss the show. opportunity because of Fergie.
"It would be very limited for her to let her get in her way," she said. "He is very close to Eugenie and, even considering his age, he would not miss his big day."
Royal author Duncan Larcombe agreed, adding that there would probably be an embarrassing moment when he saw Fergie.
"Do not expect guns at dawn, but no love is lost between them," he said. "If there is one thing the Windsor are good at, it's a grudge."
Since the beginning of summer 1992, Philip has snubbed the Duchess of York. It was then that the fiery redhead was photographed being sucked on her toes by a man who was not his stepfather's favorite son.
"Do not expect guns at dawn, but no love is lost between them.If there is one thing the Windsor are good at, it's a grudge. & # 39;
But Prince Andrew's ex-wife will be at the center of their youngest daughter's wedding. The chic affair will be broadcast live on TLC.
Charles Rae, Royal Veteran Correspondent, said, "Fergie will be the second most important person after the bride.
"She makes the steam come out of Philip's ears, but she will behave like the cat who has received the cream."
Sarah's diva-like presence, the Duchess of York, raises questions about the role of the 58-year-old in the royal family today and how it might evolve. This is no secret, she is treated as an intruder by other prominent members such as Prince Charles and Prince William for a quarter of a century.
But earlier this year, she made an extraordinary comeback after being invited to Prince Harry's star-studded springtime wedding and American actress Meghan Markle. Some of the wildest applause from the crowd was reserved for Fergie as she approached the chapel with her head held up in a navy blue and pink fitted outfit.
"We saw a resurgence, mainly because of the fanfare around his arrival in May," noted Seward. "She was very friendly to everyone and it reminded people of what she was like when she appeared on the scene.
"The little glimpse we had of her that day was like the old Fergie."
The British public fell in love with the sparkling bride of Prince Andrew, a naval officer, when she kissed him – a little too enthusiastic – on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace on the day of their wedding in July 1986.
As a child, the brown-haired girl of Major Ron Ferguson, who ran the Guards Polo Club for Prince Philip, had the habit of playing with her future husband behind the stands during games. She used to meet the queen. When Fergie and the Prince started dating, they seemed like the perfect partner.
She seemed to have a cheerful, everyday look, embrace her royal duties and never seemed as shy as her longtime confidante, Princess Diana, Prince Charles's wife.
However, things went badly between the British and Fergie in 1987 after an unfortunate competition in a ridiculous television show on British television wearing medieval disguises. Reports have surfaced about his extravagant spending. After the birth of her daughters, she gained weight and the tabloids abruptly called her "The Pig Duchess". Later, Diana stopped talking to her after writing in her biography that Di had given her plantar warts from a pair of borrowed shoes. They never had time to reconcile until Diana died in 1997.
In the meantime, his relationship with Andrew has deteriorated largely due to his long absences at sea and, when he was home, his fondness for vegging in front of the television. The announcement of their amicable separation was made in March 1992. This did not prevent a BBC diplomatic correspondent from telling viewers: "The knives came out for Fergie in the palace." . "
Three months later, explosive paparazzi images appeared showing Fergie topless with financial advisor Johnny Bryan in the south of France. His children were in other settings.
"She was at the Scottish Queen's in Balmoral when the news was announced," said Rae, noting that, despite the separation, Fergie was still welcome in the family. "A counselor immediately told her that it was better that she leave for London."
The scandals that preceded her divorce in 1996 included the fact that the Duchess owed $ 6.5 million in debt to the Royal Bank Coutts because of her love of clothing and luxury spas. In 1995, Lord Charteris, the former private secretary of the Queen, furiously described her as "vulgar". Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar.
Rae explained, "Her father was interviewed by the newspapers and said, 'That's what girls do. They spend too much. That showed what kind of world these people lived in. "
The mother of two has tried to repay her creditors by launching again in America over a period of eleven years. After the divorce, she sponsored companies such as Weight Watchers, Wedgwood pottery and Avon makeup, regularly crossing the pond for business. After a while, she took a house in the United States.
But in the UK, the unfortunate duchess continued to hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. In 2010, she was recorded on video by undercover reporters "selling access" to Prince Andrew, then special envoy of the British government, to a so-called Arab Sheik for $ 665,000.
A year later, she appeared to Oprah and admitted that she had been intoxicated during the meeting. She is also accused of many other mistakes. The women's friendship led Fergie to participate in the television series "Finding Sarah" of the Oprah Winfrey Network, in which she met with financial advisor Suze Orman (who had severe remarks about her excessive spending) and Dr. Phil
It was around that time that she worked with a New York-based media consultant who spoke with The Post under the guise of anonymity.
"She was determined to succeed in the United States because she was excluded in the UK," said the consultant. "She had enough contact with gurus to want to become one. She basically wanted to be the next Oprah. She was the Becky Sharp of her day. "
His ambitions never came true, perhaps because of his reluctance to make decisions.
"The problem with Fergie was that she would meet business people, accept everything they said, and then meet another man. [rival] group and do the same, "said the source. "She was bitterly disappointed never to have arrived in the United States. If she suddenly got a call from ABC, she would understand it.
"She loves the American people and their positive attitude. She is basically born in the wrong country. "
She embarked on her non-profit activities, including Children in Crisis, an international aid organization, but trouble came to her door again in 2012. Turkey issued a mandate international stoppage against Fergie, claiming that she had broken the law by raping TV crew in an orphanage and invading children's privacy. Fortunately for the former royal, the case failed.
"She is 100% devoted to her charity work," said Seward, whose forthcoming book, "My Husband and Me," describes the Queen's 70th wedding anniversary. "It's a person with a big heart."
And big hearts need big paychecks. She does not receive any allowance from the royal family (although, in the past, she has benefited from the bailouts of Prince Andrew and his dubious pedophile mate Jeffrey Epstein.) As Page Six revealed this week exclusively, Fergie has just been named head of the "Italiano Diet" after signing a contract with the controversial dietician Jean Lucca Mech. The diet allows people to eat pizza, pasta and even chocolate as a way to lose weight.
The money will certainly help the duchess to live in the way she is used to. She resides, without rent, with her ex-husband at Royal Lodge, the former home of the Queen Mother in the Royal Windsor Estate. Sharing homes is their intermittent way of life since their divorce. According to Seward, it works exceptionally well. Neither Prince Andrew nor Fergie has remarried or maintained serious relations since their split, although Fergie has been romantically linked for several years to his "companion," Italian Count Gaddo della Gherardesca.
"Andrew is his best friend and they hear better than when they were married," Seward said. Interviewed for her 18th birthday in Tatler magazine in 2008, Princess Eugenie, now 28, has called her parents "the best divorced couple I've ever met".
In 2015, the ex-husband and wife bought a $ 17 million cottage in Verbier, Switzerland. Fergie welcomed Prince Harry and his girlfriend of the time, Cressida Bonas, for a vacation. Although she was expelled from the marriage of her brother William with Kate Middleton in April 2011, the Duchess has developed a warm and lasting relationship with Harry.
"She was very good to him," Seward said. "And it was good that he invited her to her wedding with Meghan, even though it was only the ceremony and the lunch.
"Fergie was not invited to the party, despite her ex-husband and children. She is constantly reminded that she is an in-between. "
When asked if Sarah could marry Andrew, Seward is not convinced. "The reason she has not done it already is because she's out of the royal family. It was too stuffy. Now she has the best of both worlds, living with her prince without the restrictions of being married to him, "she said.
Rae, author of "The Princess of the People" and "The Queen Mother, Her One Hundred Years" does not agree. He may hear a second set of wedding bells – but only after the death of Prince Philip.
"It would never happen in his lifetime," he told The Post. "If the queen was still a monarch, she might give him permission, but if Prince Charles were king, it might be more difficult.
"That said, when Charles gets the leading position, with Camilla advising him, he might not make fun of it."
One thing is certain: Fergie can not wait for the more immediate advent of Eugenie's marriage with contractor Brooksbank. The opportunity is great to compete with Harry and Meghan in terms of glamor and celebrity. In addition to David and Victoria Beckham, Sir John Elton, James Blunt, Sophie Dahl and Robbie Williams are among the guests.
The Queen will prepare a sumptuous lunch for the 850 guests after the newlywed in Windsor parade in an open carriage. The procession – supposed to insist on Prince Andrew, who wants his daughter to enjoy all the pitfalls of royalty – sparked controversy in the United Kingdom, as taxpayers pay the $ 3.5 million security bill. More than 18,000 people signed a petition to the House of Commons asking the Royal Family to pay for Eugenie's wedding in full.
But the man in the street will not be responsible for the sumptuous after-party at Royal Lodge, chaired by Fergie on Friday nights and until Saturday.
"She'll love her return to the sun," Rae said. After all, at the time of this celebration, Prince Philip should be comfortably seated in his bed with a cup of hot cocoa.
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