Sarah Ferguson went through a very public divorce, hit headlines from intimate snaps, found herself in debt and was labelled the "rebel royal".
But despite all of this, has "retained wonderful enthusiasm for life", a royal expert said.The Duchess of York, 64, who is also known as Fergie, split from Prince Andrew, 63, in 1992 after six years of marriage and after welcoming daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
Shortly after, Sarah hit headlines after topless photos emerged of her while on holiday with John Bryan, who was referred to as her "financial advisor".
Her divorce from Andrew was finalised in 1996 and the palace announced that Sarah would no longer carry out royal engagements on behalf of the Queen.
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