Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson has set the record straight over persistent rumours she had a falling out with Diana before her death.
For years rumours have persisted that Princess Diana and Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson fell out before the royal’s tragic death – but the Duchess of York said they had an unshakeable bond until the end.
“We promised each other we would always be together – there was never any daylight between us,” the 61-year-old told People magazine. “But everybody wanted that because we were so strong together. People want to break something so strong.”
Diana and Fergie first met as teenagers before they married two of Queen Elizabeth II’s sons.
“We were best friends from when she was 14 and I was 15,” she told the outlet, noting that her nickname for Diana was “Duch”.
“She taught me so much of public life,” Ferguson said. “She was so brave. We used to have the most incredible time together.”
Fergie was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 until 1996. They have two daughters: Princess Beatrice, 32, and Princess Eugenie, 31.
“[Diana] adored my girls,” Ferguson told the outlet. “She adored [her] boys. This would be her haven. Her heaven.
“She would be very proud of her sons and their wives,” she said. “And she would be just like me, obsessed with her grandchildren. Because that’s what she loved … If she were sitting with me right now, I know she would say, ‘I am so proud of both of my boys and the wonderful wives they have chosen.’ Because each has got her own voice.”
Diana was married to Prince Charles, the Queen’s eldest son, from 1981 until 1996. The Princess died in 1997 in a Paris car crash at the age of 36.
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On July 1, which would have been her 60th birthday, Diana’s sons Prince William and Prince Harry unveiled a statue of their late mother in the Sunken Garden at London’s Kensington Palace, a place she once found solace.
The statue, which shows a larger-than-life Diana surrounded by three children, was commissioned by the brothers in 2017. The style of her dress is meant to evoke the final period of her life. It was a time when she gained confidence in her humanitarian work.
“Today, on what would have been our mother’s 60th birthday, we remember her love, strength and character – qualities that made her a force for good around the world, changing countless lives for the better,” William, 39, and Harry, 36, said in a joint statement. “Every day, we wish she were still with us, and our hope is that this statue will be seen forever as a symbol of her life and her legacy.”
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