A source who was reportedly close to Ms Ferguson’s negotiations told The Mail on Sunday: “She was pushing to get back into TV and make some money.
“She came up with the idea of featuring the Queen’s corgis in a show, and that included the idea of breeding them. Bizarre as it sounds, the idea of cloning them was discussed.
“There were Zoom meetings with the TV people, and email exchanges. At one point she wanted to get what she called her ‘team’ involved.
“Sarah seemed to be up for anything, provided she was paid – and particularly if she could do some travelling in the process and meet rich aristos who might like to own a corgi.”
The late Queen held a lifelong affection for the breed after falling in love with them as a child. Many of her dogs were the direct descendants of her first, Susan, which was given to her as an 18th birthday present by her parents in 1944.
‘Needing to make money!’
According to The Mail on Sunday, a synopsis of what would take place on Ms Ferguson’s corgi programme read: “When Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is bequeathed two of the Queen’s beloved corgis, she decides to embark on a bold and controversial business venture – cloning the royal pups.
“But as she navigates the complex world of genetics and royal protocol, Sarah must also grapple with her own personal demons and strained relationship with the Royal family.”
The synopsis is also said to have claimed that King Charles’s decision to cut Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s allowance had “dramatically impacted” Ms Ferguson’s income.
In 2023, the King made a cut to the his brother’s annual allowance of £249,000 under plans to make a “slimmed down” monarchy. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor had stepped back from life as a working royal in 2019, following revelations about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the paedophile.
The pitched show synopsis reportedly added: “At 63, Fergie finds herself, like so many other people, facing a dramatic change in economic outlook later in life – needing to make money!”
‘She declined the proposal’
Since she attempted to have the show produced, however, revelations of Ms Ferguson’s ties to Epstein have further tarnished her reputation. Several charities severed ties with the former duchess after her close links to the paedophile were revealed in documents released in the US.
It emerged that she had called Epstein her “supreme friend”, apologised for her public criticism of him and begged him for money.
A spokesman for Ms Ferguson said that she “regularly receives varied TV offers and proposals, often for reality shows which she always declines”.
They added: “To be absolutely clear, she declined the proposal… regarding a reality TV show involving the late Queen’s corgis.
“She received the proposal following some initial conversations with Halcyon media initiated and arranged by a third party to discuss a potential programme on dogs generally, but conversations ended following her declining the opportunity suggested.”
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