Sarah Ferguson is opening up about life following Queen Elizabeth II's death. In a conversation with ET's Rachel Smith, the 63-year-old Duchess of York reveals why she feels «liberated» six months after the monarch's death.«I am growing much more in my own voice now.
I think also the queen dying has sort of liberated me a bit. My sense of purpose has always been, for 62 years, 63 years, to be very loyal and to uphold Her Majesty's values,» Ferguson explains. «She was more a mother to me than my own mother, really, and therefore 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, who calls the late queen «an iconic legend,» made sure to soak up all of Her Majesty's wisdom as they walked her beloved corgis together, pups that Ferguson has now taken into her care.«I would be very ignorant if I did not study every time I was with Her Majesty, just ask questions... [I would ask] 'How do you manage with a new prime minister?
How do you manage to filter chaos as well as you do?'» Ferguson recalls. "… I also thought how lucky I was 'cause every single moment I was with Her Majesty I felt such an honor… I have been the luckiest girl, I really have.«Since the queen's death, Ferguson, who's felt »quite invisible" for most of her life, has now developed the «confidence» to be herself.«I don't think I've shown anybody the real Sarah that you're seeing today.
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