Sarah Ferguson and Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Georges De Keerle/Getty
Sarah Fergusonis sharing her admiration forQueen Elizabeth.
Fergie, as the Duchess of York is affectionately known, appeared on Monday’s episode of theTea with Twiggypodcastto talk about her debut novel,Her Heart For a Compass. During the chat, she called the Queen, the mother of her ex-husbandPrince Andrew, her “greatest mentor” and the “person who believes in me.”
“I think to myself that honestly, my mother-in-law has been more of a mother to me than my mother,” she said. (Susan Barrantes left the family when Fergie was a child to move to Argentina with a new husband, professional polo player Héctor Barrantes. She died in a car crash in 1998.)
Fergie, 61, added, “I absolutely admire the incredible way Her Majesty is so modern … and how flexible, and how understanding, and how forgiving and how generous.”
Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew and Queen Elizabeth.Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty
Despite their divorce in 1996, Fergie and Prince Andrew remained friends and amicable coparents to daughtersPrincess BeatriceandPrincess Eugenie. And Fergie has made her respect for the monarch known: she has been known to do adeep curtsyupon the Queen’s arrival at events like Royal Ascot. The Duchess of York has also been spotted happily chatting with the Queen in the royal box.
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Fergierecently told PEOPLEof Andrew, “Whatever challenges he has, I will stand firm to the co-parenters we are together. I believe he’s a kind, good man, and he’s been a fabulous father to the girls.”
source: people.com
