Fergie on being a royal granny: ‘I have them for sleepovers - they think I’m hilarious’
16.05.2022 - 09:31
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This week we were lucky enough to get an exclusive chat with Sarah, Duchess of York to discuss the paperback launch of her best-selling Mills & Boon novel for adults, Her Heart for a Compass. Scroll down for her fabulous short story, written just for us, and read on here for more about her role as loving granny to the youngest generation of royals, August Brooksbank and Sienna Mapelli Mozzi… Vivacious, warm and charmingly self-deprecating, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York is rarely out of the headlines, whether that’s for her numerous charitable causes, her fashion choices, soul-searching or, naturally, her royal links.
But despite all this, she has always made one thing abundantly clear, and does so again in her exclusive chat with OK! – family comes first, no ifs, no buts. Ever since her high-profile divorce in 1996, Sarah has amicably co-parented her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, with the Duke of York, even staying in his Berkshire home while in the UK.
Over the years, she has ensured the pair have been her number one focus, nurturing a close bond as mother, confidante, friend and protector. She often talks of her “deep gratitude” for her “glorious girls”, and tells OK! how fiercely proud she is of them, carving out their own careers and, for Beatrice, overcoming the challenges of dyslexia.
Of course, in the last 15 months, her role in their lives has expanded even further with the joyful addition of her gorgeous grandchildren. In February 2021, Eugenie, 32, and her husband Jack Brooksbank, were delighted to announce the arrival of their son August Philip Hawke (or ‘Augie’, as Sarah sweetly refers to him during our chat).