Currently, the Royal Family has been going through a tumultuous time. Months ahead are important for the family due to King Charles III’s coronation. But, the family has been marred and unable to recover from the disgraceful acts of Prince Harry and Prince Andrew. Charles’ son has been on a roll to demean the family with explosive content in terms of docuseries, interviews, and memoirs. Whereas, Andrew has not been able to defend the sexual allegations against him. Their spouses, Meghan Markle, and Sarah Ferguson have had been adding fuel to the gossip fire.
The Duke of York is currently in knee-deep problems after the sexual assault allegation against him. A US citizen Virginia Giuffre leveled the allegations that he behaved sexually inappropriately with her when she was young. The two parties have settled the case out of court, but the Royal Family is tainted by these allegations. Prince Andrew’s life has been turbulent including his marriage with Sarah Ferguson. Many problems were posed during their liaison. These issues led to their divorce in 1996. So, let’s unearth what led to the end of their courtship.
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Sarah Ferguson Has Revealed That She Saw Prince Andrew 40 Days In One Year
Prince Andrew was freshly out of a breakup with the actress Koo Stark. There were accusations that she starred in certain soft porn cinema and media deemed her a “porn star”. They parted ways in 1982. Later, fate and Princess Diana made Sarah Ferguson and Andrew meet. The two have known each other since they were three years old.
Ferguson’s father retired Major Ronald Ferguson and Prince Philip played Polo together. Princess Diana, in 1985, insisted that Sarah must also be included in Queen Elizabeth II’s list at the Royal Ascot event. The two, after four months of engagement in 1986, married at Westminster Abbey on July 23, 1986.
Prince Andrew served in the Royal Navy. He played an important role during the Falklands War. Andrew was stationed as a helicopter pilot with the Navy task force taking the Argentine invaders out of the Island. Due to the nature of his job, there were times that he had to be away. During an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in 2007, she revealed that there was a time when she saw the Duke of York only 40 days each year during their marriage for five years.
In an interview, in 2010, she talked about the condition that he failed to fulfill. Sarah said, “I married my boy, who happened to be a prince and a sailor because I loved him—and still do—my only condition being, ‘I have to be with you.’ “ It is said that the Royal Family insisted that Prince Andrew get back to his job only two weeks after his marriage.
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She Committed Infidelity With Her Financial Advisor, John Bryan
During the Harper’s Bazaar interview, Sarah Ferguson barred it all. She revealed that Prince Andrew was not around her when she was pregnant with Princess Beatrice. Sarah accused the Royal Family of not being understanding and supportive when she insisted Andrew be with her. The Duchess of York said, “Andrew got 10 days of shore leave, and when he left and I cried, they all said: ‘Grow up and get a grip.'”
However, Sarah Ferguson got attracted to her financial advisor from New York, John Bryan during their separation period. The two met through mutual friends and he became a financial advisor for Sarah. In the early 1990s, the couple announced separation from one another. August 1992 was particularly traumatizing for Sarah, Andrew, and the entire family. The media, like leeches, stuck to reporting Sarah’s intimate moment with Bryan. He was photographed sucking her toes which created quite a controversy.
Now, Sarah is a successful businesswoman with many ventures under her wing. However, to do so, she had to “forcefully” agree to divorce Prince Andrew. She said, “I wanted to work; it’s not right for a princess of the royal house to be commercial, so Andrew and I decided to make the divorce official so I could go off and get a job.” The two finalized their divorce in 1996.
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