Biography
Sarah Ferguson - Duchess York, writer, public figure, film generator and TV presenter, ex-wife Prince Andrew, Duke York, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philipp, Duke of Edinburgh, Mother Princesses Beatrice and Eugene York, who are the eighth and ninth contenders in the queue Inheritance of the Great British throne. The people of Sarah Ferguson received a nickname Fergie.Childhood and youth
Sarah Margaret Ferguson (Sarah Margaret Ferguson) was born on October 15, 1959 in London, in the hospital Welbek. She is the second daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson and his first wife Susan Wright. After the parents of Sarah broke up in 1974, her mother married a player in the Polo of Hector Barrandez in 1975 and moved in Trenka Lauchen in Argentina.
Sarah stayed with his father in the 480-acre estate Dummer Down Farm in Dummera, Hampshire. In 1976, Major Ferguson married Susan Deptford for the second time and had three more children: Andrew, Alice and Elizabeth.
Primary training Sarah was held at Daneshill School for children from 3 to 13 years. The teachers remembered that she was a bold, mobile, playful and sociable little girl, a real red festy. Then visited the educational institution Hurst Lodge School in Ascota. The future duchess did not shine in their studies, but showed talent in swimming and tennis.
From 14 years, Sarah was friends with Diana Spencer, the future princess Diana, they were united by aristocratic origin. Both girls were lies in the royal environment, often played with children Elizabeth II.
In 1976, Ferguson graduated from courses in the Royal Secretarian College and settled in the art gallery, later worked in 2 PR agencies in London, and then in the publishing business.
Personal life
The youth of Sarah Ferguson was stormy and romantic. At first she met with a stock broker named Kim Smith-Bingham, then with Paddy McNelli, a motor racing manager, 22 years older than her. In 1985, with the filing of Princess Diana, which was lonely without a friend in a venance environment, Sarah resumed an acquaintance with Andrew, the second son of Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II. Young people knew each other since childhood, in his youth they sometimes met on polo games.
A year later, in March 1986, the Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Prince Andrew itself constructed the wedding ring. It consisted of a dozen diamonds surrounding the Burmese Ruby, which perfectly complemented Sarah's red hair.
With the permission of Queen Andrew and Sarah were combined with a marriage in Westminster Abbey on July 23, 1986. The wedding of Elizabeth II presented the bride to Tiara from platinum inlaid by diamonds, which was created by the London jewelry company GarRard & Co.
The Queen complained the title of Duke of York Prince Andrew, Sarah automatically accepted the royal and ducal husband's titles and became her Royal Highness of the Duchess York. After the ceremony, the couple left London and spent a honeymoon in the Azores.
In the first years of Sarah and Andrew's chat and endrew, a lot of time was spent with Prince Charles and his wife princess Diana. The Duchess Yorkskaya was Mila, immediately and cheerful, she immediately fascinated the members of the royal family and became their favorite.
2 years after the wedding, August 8, 1988, the first child, Beatris Elizabeth Mary, who became the first princess born in the royal family after the princess Anna, the daughter of Elizabeth II appeared at the Duke and Duchess of Yorks. On March 23, 1990, Sarah and Andrew became the parents of another girl for the second time - Eugene Victoria Helena. After 2 pregnancies, Fergie gained weight and became the object of mockery from the press.
After the birth of daughters, family life began to take the Duchess of York. Her husband, who performed the duties of the fleet officer, was absent for a long time. Sarah brought up children and engaged in public activities, prescribed members of the royal dynasty. While Andrew participated in naval exercises, Fergie often saw surrounded by other men, the Texas Multimillioner Steve Wayat and actor Sylvester Stallone.
In the spring of 1992, the spouses went away, the palace announced that the Duchess would no longer fulfill public obligations on behalf of the Queen. In August 1992, in the British newspaper "Daily Mirror" secretly published a photo of the Duchess, sunbathing topless with the American financial manager John Brian. A public scandal broke out, which became a dark spot in her biography.
After 4 years of separation of Duke and Duchess York officially announced a mutual decision to divorce in May 1996. Sarah argued that she received a content in the amount of £ 15 thousand a year and the right to joint custody of children. However, according to "The Sunday Telegraph", Fergie issued 3 million pounds of compensation sterling from the British treasury.
After the gap on May 30, 1996, in accordance with the patent on the letter issued in August 1996 and regulating the royal titles after the divorce, Sarah ceased to be the Royal Highness, but remained the Duchess York. She will lose the title if married for the second time.
After the divorce, former spouses retained friendly relations. Sarah is allowed to attend some public events with daughters. She attended the dedication of the Duke of York to the Royal Victorian Order and the Order of the Garter, as well as at the Royal Runs in Ascot. Fergie was also invited to the marriage of Prince Harry and Megan Marcle in 2018, and, of course, the Duchess did not miss the wedding of his daughter, Princess Eugene.
In the highest British society to Sarah continue to be treated as a member of the royal family. Former spouses with children sometimes guests at Elizabeth II in the castle of Balmoral. In several interviews in 2013, the Duchess Yorkskaya hinted to establish a personal life and married Andrew again, she said:
"He is still my beautiful prince, he will always be my beautiful prince."Until 2004, the Duke of Yorksky and his ex-spouse lived in the Sunninghill Park family house in Berkshire. Then Andrew moved to the renovated royal lie in Windsor Park. In 2007, Sarah rented the house of dolphins in the neighborhood, but the fire, which happened in 2008, made her leave the room and move to the residence to the ex-husband.
In 2015, Fergie moved to live in the resort town of Verbier in Switzerland, where she and the Duke of Yorks own chalets for £ 13 million. She also has a rented apartment on Yaton Square in London and Royal Lodge in Windsor Castle.
Career and social activities
From the moment Sarah became the Duchess York, she joined a number of charitable organizations.
In 1990, Fergie became a patronage of the adolescent oncological fund, founded his divisions at Middlsex Hospital, at the University College of London, at the Saint James University Hospital, in the Cardiff University Hospital and in the Royal Hospital Mrsden.
In 1993, the Duchess became the founder and president of the Children In Crisis organization, which is aimed at improving the lives of children and women from disadvantaged families in the third world countries.
Sarah received news from the US National Health Institute for Advanced Research in Obesity, Breast Cancer and Osteoporosis. She shared the data with the audience at lectures, in an interview with the print media and television. For the dissemination of information on the prevention and prevention of these diseases, Fergi received a reward from the Journal "Women's Health" in 1998.
When Beatrice, the eldest daughter of Duchess York, discovered dislexion, she became the patronage of the Springboard for Children Foundation, helping children to overcome difficulties with reading and writing.
In 2003, Sarah became one of the founders of the American Society for the fight against cancer "Great American Weigh In", the annual campaign of which is aimed at raising awareness of the relationship between overweight and fatal ailment. In 2006, the Duchess has established the Sarah Ferguson Foundation, based in Toronto, which exists with funds from the commercial activities of Fergie and private donations to support charitable organizations at the international level, which serve families with children, in dire need of help.
In 2010, Sarah became the sponsor of the Mallani Foundation, the purpose of which is to support British students who want to study medicine or physiotherapy. In 2013, the Duchess of Yorkskaya, together with his former spouse and daughters, founded a business structure, thanks to which Indian women were able to sell their products through the British Topshop retailer. In 2014, Duchess was appointed ambassador of the Institute of Global Health Innovation Institute in the Imperial College of London.
Sarah Ferguson became famous not only as a sponsor and patron. Duchess Yorkskaya was realized as a producer, actress and TV presenter. She starred in the episode of the popular American series "Friends", was the permanent guest of transferring "Steve Wright" on the radio, a special correspondent of the NBC channel, organized a talk show on the British Skyone channel, and also made the producer of the historical film "Young Victoria".
In addition, Fergie became the author of children's books, tutorials on proper nutrition, autobiographical works.
Sarah Ferguson now
Fergie continues to engage in charity. In recent reports on Twitter, she publishes appeal to the support of children affected by Tsunami in Indonesia.
What is happening in the personal life of the Duchess York, is unknown. She with her ex-husband attended the daughter's wedding, Princess Eugene, and Jack Brooksbank surrounded by the Royal Family on October 12, 2018.