{"id":2092967,"date":"2025-10-15T13:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2092967"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:37:18","slug":"sarah-fergusons-family-unsure-on-marriage-to-prince-andrew-royal-expert-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sarah-fergusons-family-unsure-on-marriage-to-prince-andrew-royal-expert-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s family &#8216;unsure&#8217; on marriage to Prince Andrew, royal expert claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_83ae0d\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Andrew Lownie alleged the Duchess of York&#8217;s family were &#8220;not sure&#8221; about the match<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32682678\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">The royal biographer has claimed Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s family were &#8220;not sure&#8221; about the marriage to Prince Andrew <\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Karwai Tang\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A royal expert has claimed Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s family were originally &#8220;not sure&#8221; about her marriage to Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The mother of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie was with Andrew for 10 years, before the pair parted ways in 1996. While their marriage was no longer binding per contract, the two actually continued to live together in Royal Lodge in Windsor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Both Andrew and Sarah actually still live together, with the two once declaring themselves as &#8220;happiest divorced couple in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">However, it seems the Duchess of York, who turns 66 today was once at odds with her family who allegedly questioned the match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE:<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/i-worked-royal-family-sarah-32681536\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\"> &#8216;I worked for the Royal Family &#8211; Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s one habit left staff up in arms&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Andrew Lownie, royal biographer, has made the explosive claims after delving into the relationship between Andrew and Sarah in his book Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">According to Mr Lownie, Sarah&#8217;s family were not all that sure if Sarah really loved Andrew at the start of their relationship &#8211; or if she just really liked the idea of being a royal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He wrote: &#8220;Even Sarah\u2019s own family were not sure about the relationship. She\u2019s either in love with Andrew or in love with the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/royal-family\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Royal Family<\/a> and I think it\u2019s the latter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Even Fergie was allegedly alarmed by the speed of the relationship, as the couple had only met for the first time at Ascot in June 1985, and were engaged to be married less than a year later, the <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/sarah-fergusons-family-questioned-motives-36071303.amp\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">Mirror <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">One friend of the Duchess of York even told Mr Lownie: &#8220;While she was enormously happy, she was petrified about what she was letting herself in for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Buckingham Palace announced their engagement on February 19, 1986, and the pair married on July 23, 1986, at Westminster Abbey in front of the entire royal family, and floods of royal fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Despite the happy occasion of their wedding day, not everyone in the Firm was overjoyed to welcome newcomer Fergie into the royal fold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The author added: &#8220;There were mixed feelings in the Royal Family. They had known Ferguson all her life as she was part of royal circles and shared their interests in outdoor pursuits, in dogs, horses, even charades. Compared to Diana, she was easy-going and clearly made Andrew happy, but according to a well-connected source: Fergie couldn\u2019t stop talking, and inappropriately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-tv\/bbc-breakfast-hosts-announce-difficult-32680308\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">BBC Breakfast hosts announce &#8216;difficult&#8217; news update just minutes into show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;There were also concerns that there might be scandals in her private life,\u201d Lownie said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Lownie explained that Prince Andrew was &#8220;feeling under pressure from his family to settle down\u201d and was \u201cdriven by a strong physical attraction to Ferguson and loneliness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Sarah and Andrew had a famously tumultuous relationship, culminating in their separation in 1992 followed by a divorce in 1996. Despite their difficult relationship, the Duke and Duchess of York still live together in the Royal Lodge in Windsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.birminghammail.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Lownie alleged the Duchess of York&#8217;s family were &#8220;not sure&#8221; about the match The royal biographer has claimed Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s family were &#8220;not sure&#8221; about the marriage to Prince Andrew (Image: Karwai Tang\/WireImage) A royal expert has claimed Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s family were originally &#8220;not sure&#8221; about her marriage to Prince Andrew. 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