Sarah Ferguson Says She’s ‘Liberated’ After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death, Calls Late Monarch ‘An Iconic Legend’
usmagazine.comA new beginning. Sarah Ferguson opened up about how her life has changed in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s death.The queen dying has sort of liberated me a bit,” the Duchess of York shared in an interview with Entertainment Tonight published on Monday, March 6. “My sense of purpose has always been, for 62 years, 63 years, to be very loyal and to uphold Her Majesty’s values.”The late monarch passed away at the age of 96 in September 2022.
Noting that the queen was “more a mother to me than my own mother,” the My Story author added, “Now she’s not there anymore, I feel as though maybe I can be free to be Sarah.
I feel as though I’m liberated from my own mental shackles.”Ferguson’s history with the British royal family goes deep. She grew up alongside Prince Andrew before the pair reconnected as adults.
They got engaged in 1985 and tied the knot one year later, welcoming daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in 1988 and 1990, respectively.Amid allegations that Andrew, 63, was unfaithful to his then-wife, the royal couple called it quits in 1992 after six years of marriage.
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