Humiliation! Why Sarah Ferguson was not invited to Prince Philip's funeral
Queen Elizabeth II has chosen not to invite Sarah Ferguson to Prince Philip's funeral this Saturday, April 17. According to a specialist, the latter did not really carry Prince Andrew's ex-wife in his heart
In order to respect the sanitary rules and not to exceed the threshold of thirty guests, Elizabeth II was forced to make choices for the funeral of Prince Philip this Saturday, April 17. Among the disappointed who will not be able to say goodbye to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 on April 9, Prince Andrew's former wife, Sarah Ferguson. While her ex-husband, mired in the scandal of the Epstein affair, will be there, the one who recently supported host Piers Morgan after his controversial remarks about Meghan Markle, was not invited.
"There won't be Fergie, which is probably not a surprise, because he couldn't stand her," royal commentator Russel Myers said on Friday (April 16) on the Lorraine show, reported the Mirror. The humiliation is all the greater as his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie will be present at their grandfather's funeral with their respective spouses.
However, initially, when she married Prince Andrew, things started off rather well between Sarah Ferguson and Prince Philip in 1986. Her stepfather had even designated her as his favorite daughter-in-law. He was sensitive to her humor and her spontaneity. But, on the other hand, the Daily Mirror front page showing her getting her toes sucked in 1992 wouldn't have made her laugh at all.
It was one scandal too many for him. "We've had enough," the Duke of Edinburgh replied when asked about Sarah Ferguson, his biographer Gyles Brandreth told the Daily Mail. Despite Fergie's divorce from Prince Andrew in 1996, the Queen had continued to have tea with her occasionally, in Prince Philip's absence. "I don't harbor any grudges, but I'm not interested in seeing her again," explained the one who found "really weird" that his son and Sarah Ferguson remained so close despite their separation.
He never forgave her
“We work in unity and Andrew and I want to be good parents. We are more than friends. We learn from each other, we support each other and understand that communication, compromise and compassion are fundamental principles, ”Sarah Ferguson told Hello magazine in 2019. Some then imagined that they could have been able to remarry, but that had not happened. The kind of twist that would undoubtedly have shocked Prince Philip, who had visibly drawn the line on her. Even his mea-culpa found no favor in his eyes. "Being aware of your mistakes is one thing, but endless introspection has become all the rage these days," he said after an interview with Sarah Ferguson with Oprah Winfrey, years before Meghan Markle and of Prince Harry.
