Sarah Ferguson Is Not Invited To King Charles III’s Coronation

Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, the ex-wife of the monarch’s brother Prince Andrew, will not attend the May 6 celebration at Westminster Abbey. According to the BBC, the Duchess of York has no “ill will” towards the decision, and not inviting her does not represent a snub towards the author, who has kept good connections with her former in-laws over the years.

When NBC News contacted Buckingham Palace, they declined to comment.

Sarah indicated on the ITV show Loose Women on April 5 that she would not attend the coronation. “Remember, I am divorced from [Andrew],” she explained. “I don’t think you can have it both ways.” You can’t get divorced and then say, ‘I want this.’ It’s either in or out.”

What does she intend to do on the big day? “I will be having a little tea room and coronation chicken sandwich and putting out the bunting,” Sarah revealed. “Because it would make me extremely happy.” I enjoy seeing it on television because you can hear a lot. The commentators are always excellent.”

The announcement comes two days after the palace confirmed that Prince Harry would attend the coronation while his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will remain in California with their children, Prince Archie, who will turn four on the same day, and Princess Lilibet, who is 22 months. The pair have relocated there following their contentious departure from their roles as senior Royals in 2020.

Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, the ex-wife of the monarch’s brother Prince Andrew.

Harry’s first public family gathering will be the coronation since he and Meghan visited Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral last September. It also comes four months after the publication of his autobiography Spare in January. In the book, he revealed numerous bombshells regarding his poor relationships with his brother, Prince William, and the King, breaking the Royal custom of keeping personal problems confidential.

Sarah, who was close to the prince’s late mother, Princess Diana, who, according to Harry’s book, taught Meghan how to bow to the Queen, did attend the couple’s 2018 royal wedding. She was barred from attending William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011, a year after it was revealed that she offered to sell Andrew access for up to $700,000.

Sarah has publicly expressed her sympathy for the Sussexes throughout their difficult time.

“I have been in Meghan’s shoes, and I still am,” she said to Vogue Arabia in 2019. “There’s always a negative twist, and it gets so sad and tiring; it’s hard and means.” I despise bullying and feel terrible for their anguish since I’ve been there.

While Sarah will be absent from the coronation, her ex-husband Andrew is expected to attend, according to the BBC.

The Duke of York has been largely out of the spotlight after stepping down from his royal public duties in 2019 amid allegations that he had had sex with a 17-year-old girl arranged for him by his then-friend and now-convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew has denied ever having met her. He and the accuser, now an adult, resolved a sexual abuse lawsuit she filed against him in 2022, and the case was dropped.

Andrew and Sarah, the divorced parents of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, remain friends and even live together at Royal Lodge near Windsor Castle, where they raise the Queen’s corgis.

SOURCE – ENEWS