{"id":2303941,"date":"2026-02-27T21:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2303941"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:36:26","slug":"andrew-and-sarah-ferguson-demonstrated-hypocrisy-at-the-heart-of-the-royal-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrew-and-sarah-ferguson-demonstrated-hypocrisy-at-the-heart-of-the-royal-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew and Sarah Ferguson demonstrated &#8216;hypocrisy at the heart&#8217; of the royal family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong> and <strong>Sarah Ferguson<\/strong>&#8216;s reported love of money and celebrity highlighted a major flaw in royal protocol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Keep reading to learn why&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MORE: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on celebrity.land for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to journalist <strong>Simon Kelner<\/strong>, Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor&#8217;s philosophy about using their former status for cash became clear after the reporter had dinner with the ex-Duchess of York. &#8220;She seemed to think that it was enough just to be herself and here of course lies the problem for the royal family,&#8221; he wrote for<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/opinion\/fergies-business-failures-reveal-shameless-desperation-cash-4240851\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:I Paper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> I Paper<\/a>. &#8220;Exposure of how Andrew and Ferguson attempted to monetize being a royal and were, to a large extent, indulged while doing so, shows a hypocrisy at the heart of the House of Windsor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8VGjOCp.viDyLP14MSYcug--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/aef937f84ee91e3a913d2ac1654e5b4b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simon Kelner claimed Sarah Ferguson \u2014 who needed to fund her own luxurious lifestyle after her 1996 divorce from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor \u2014 &#8220;exhibited very little of what you might call a world-view&#8221; when it came to money.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Steve Finn\/Capital Pictures \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tD9wXspiVjNoJ5auAq85UQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/6bbb50b63a502be8961311c1b33d6271\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Steve Finn\/Capital Pictures \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite The Firm&#8217;s modesty, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson landed in &#8220;that limbo land between celebrity and royalty,&#8221; Simon Kelner said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"PETER M \/ MATRIX\/MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/q0IFzVSLo.ET9WiXHBXZTA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/932fae5a4318426019cd818f7a5acb6b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>PETER M \/ MATRIX\/MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Sarah Ferguson reportedly put herself in millions of dollars of debt trying to keep up with the elite. &#8220;How is it even possible to get that much in debt without people calling in the men in white coats?&#8221; Simon Kelner questioned, while asking how no one from the royal family tried to &#8220;take her into protective custody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Steve Finn\/Mega\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oTJZM6I1Xb8uz0Us9Yk6.A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/c13275c64dbae0702920e2a1e4a7e211\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Steve Finn\/Mega<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">_<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simon Kelner blamed The Firm for not helping Sarah Ferguson navigate post-royal life. &#8220;Did all those around her, and particularly her former husband [Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor], think that, as a member of the extended royal family, she was protected, like they are, from the financial exigencies of the real world?&#8221; 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