For over four decades, Sarah Ferguson has stood by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s side, despite him having faced numerous criticisms and allegations, be it about his ties to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein or claims about his questionable behaviour.
She has proudly declared that they are the “happiest divorced couple in the world,” and has always maintained a supportive stance when questioned about him in interviews. However, everything is set to change soon, as they prepare to go their separate ways for the first time since moving in together again in 2008.
Given her sympathetic position where Andrew is concerned, a resurfaced comment she made about his public image back in 2011 has prompted surprise.
As she sat down with the Australian show, 60 Minutes, Sarah began positively and said of their lifelong bond: “We have a great love, a great respect, a great understanding. He’s an extraordinary human being. He does an enormous amount for this country, for Great Britain, and he really does have a hard time in the press too.”
However, she soon gave a more telling response when asked whether she thought she was responsible for her ex-husband’s bad press. She replied: “No, he receives bad press because he’s his own person, nothing to do with me.”
She went on to praise Andrew for helping to clear her debts, saying: “We’ve supported each other in lots of different angles, and we’re always there for each other. But, there’s no question about it, he has been completely extraordinary, especially in the last year. He’s really stood by me and has helped me, and I’m now debt-free, and it’s a pretty great place to be.”
The 2011 interview was far from the first time Sarah had spoken about her former husband. When she sat down with Oprah Winfrey in 1996 – the same year that she and Andrew officially divorced – she said that life as a member of the Royal Family is “not a fairy-tale.”
The former Duchess told the US chat show host: “You didn’t marry the fairytale, you married a man. You fell in love and married a man, and then you have to come to terms with the fairytale. Now it’s not a fairytale, it’s real life.”
Asked by Winfrey why she didn’t just continue to “play the game,” Sarah replied: “You could do that, and if that’s what suits you, then that’s what suits you.”
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