Sarah, Duchess of York current events 13: February-October 2009

[Emeralds and Opals]

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson to strip down to a bikini at Bondi | Celebrity | News.com.au

[Odette]

Originally Posted by Emeralds and Opals

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson to strip down to a bikini at Bondi | Celebrity | News.com.au

Will it ever end or even slow down?? It seems like there is an interview each week about one thing or the other.

[Mermaid1962]

Personally, I think that other women could find this encouraging. I don't ever plan to run along a beach in a bikini; but I can certainly identify with this quote:

"In other words they have to take things slowly and say 'right, I'm not doing this because I have to get into a pair of blue jeans, I need to do this because if I don't I'm going to die of heart disease'."

I have 2.5 years before I'm 50, and I'd love to be a healthy body-weight by then.

Originally Posted by Odette

Will it ever end or even slow down?? It seems like there is an interview each week about one thing or the other.

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Emeralds and Opals

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson to strip down to a bikini at Bondi | Celebrity | News.com.au

It doesn't matter how slim or gorgeous she or others might see her to be, I find it very distasteful for the mother of the two princesses (as she likes to remind us) to be selling herself in this way!

Originally Posted by Mermaid1962

"In other words they have to take things slowly and say 'right, I'm not doing this because I have to get into a pair of blue jeans, I need to do this because if I don't I'm going to die of heart disease'."

I find the exercise regimes sold to women to prevent heart disease, to be a myth. I have lost a few good friends to heart disease, none smoked, all exercised on a regular basis, all were slim, some never ate meat and one was only 23. The thing that can help prevent premature death from heart disease is regular checks and a good doctor, not the myth of exercise and a good diet!

[rmay286]

I'm 23...

That's kind of scary.

Exercise and a good diet do reduce rates of heart disease, but some of it is genetic. Anyway, it's definitely healthier to be slim and in shape, than the reverse.

If nothing else, Sarah is brave for vowing to run down the beach in a bikini at the age of 50.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by rmay286

If nothing else, Sarah is brave for vowing to run down the beach in a bikini at the age of 50.

Yes, but IMHO you can't say in one interview that now that you're older and wiser, you would do things as a Royal quite differently and then step out and promise to do the next undignified thing. She is the mother of two princesses who don't like to be photographed in a bikini on a beach but their own mother is encouraging the media to take pics of her in exactly that situation. With things like that, Sarah IMHo is encouraging the media to explore her (and consequently her daughters as well).

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

It doesn't matter how slim or gorgeous she or others might see her to be, I find it very distasteful for the mother of the two princesses (as she likes to remind us) to be selling herself in this way!I find the exercise regimes sold to women to prevent heart disease, to be a myth. I have lost a few good friends to heart disease, none smoked, all exercised on a regular basis, all were slim, some never ate meat and one was only 23. The thing that can help prevent premature death from heart disease is regular checks and a good doctor, not the myth of exercise and a good diet!

Yes, but what does the good doctor tell you to do? Get plenty of exercise, eat a good diet, and maintain a healthy weight.

[scooter]

I think she looks great at this event. The daughters would benefit from standing up straight and opening their eyes during the photo call. Both their clothes and figures would be flattered by not being slumped.

[jcbcode99]

I have to say that I do believe Sarah has been reading this thread! She looks fantastic at both events (Robert Cavalli and movie premiere)--truly. The dresses are perfect on her. However (and there is always a 'but') I wish she would quit wearing those black stockings!

[iceflower]

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and her daughters show their
support for the new movie "The Young Victoria" by posing with
a poster in London's Soho, March 4, 2009


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[Royallife]

Originally Posted by iceflower

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and her daughters show their
support for the new movie "The Young Victoria" by posing with
a poster in London's Soho, March 4, 2009

I wonder why the girls always have to wear short skirt.

[scooter]

I dont mind the sheer black stockings with the dress in that particular color.

[servingsophie]

Originally Posted by scooter

I dont mind the sheer black stockings with the dress in that particular color.

Have to say I love the sheer black stockings! I always think they make a lovely contrast with that beautiful hair!
(And the Duchess does have wonderul legs!)

[Duchess]

while i don't agree with everything sarah does, i do love that she has such a wonderful relationship with her daughters and i hope that when my daughter reaches her teens, we have as wonderful a relationship as they do.

as for sarah "selling" herself and her royal connection....the media keeps it all alive. they ask those questions during interviews and she answers. i think that a lot of blame has to go to them and not all of it to sarah.

[Russophile]

Holy Schnikies!
Russo takes a short leave of absense to celebrate her birthday and take care of Mr. Russo who has the crud (and you all know what big babies men can be! Sorry Warren! ) and all heck breaks loose!
I hope that some posters who have threatened to leave will please come back! I do so enjoy your input.
And yes, Miss Sarah will always be in the media as they HAVE to sell papers!
And yes, she does polarize us all. . ..

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by Duchess

as for sarah "selling" herself and her royal connection....the media keeps it all alive. they ask those questions during interviews and she answers. i think that a lot of blame has to go to them and not all of it to sarah.

You bring it to a point: "she answers" - you don't have to talk about old, old stories when you have something newer to actually say. And, being a journalist myself, I was wondering how a journalist could bring such old things up during an interview without being corrected by Sarah. I mean, she does not have that much of time for interviews, I think, as she is so busy according to her own words. Thus, she should want to talk about the current topic.

Instead she talks about her ex-marriage. Just imagine an interviewer having the possibility to talk to Madonna about her latest album asks her instead about her marriage to Sean Penn - that would be more realistic because Penn just won an Oscar. But I seriously doubt this interviewer would get another chance to talk to Madonna.

If you read the latest interview of Sarah in the "Telegraph", at Sarah, Duchess of York exclusive: 'The only thing I ever succeeded at was failure' - Telegraph you'll find this by the author: "We have met to discuss her latest project as co-producer on the film The Young Victoria. She tells me she always loved the story of Victoria, ever since she was given access to private documents by the Royal family." And then Sarah goes on and on about her life as a Royal, the fault she made, how she would act differently nowadays.... a long story of several paragraphs.

Then this: 'I don’t want to [talk so much], really,’ she says. 'I’d rather shut up and fade away but…’ She’s actually here to talk about The Young Victoria, which is something she does like talking about", writes the author. so after we learned all about her binge eating because of Diana-comparisons (these infos made it into the tabloids) and other stuff related to her time as a Royal, we finally hear a bit about the film she co-produces. Not much, though, as very soon she changes from the romantic relationship between Victoria and Albert to that of her mother and stepfather - ending at:

"She talks a lot about how you must show people you love them – telling them and hugging them and never leaving people without letting them know they are special. 'Before I came here to this interview I had to turn the car around to hug my daughters goodbye. They heard me come back into the house and they ran down the stairs and Beatrice said, “Hugs?”’
She looks really tearful when she says this. She obviously adores her daughters."

And then we learn more about Sarah Ferguson but nothing about the film really - only this: "She’s always maintained a close relationship with Prince Andrew, but now 'the Firm’ seems to have allowed her back in the fold, last summer inviting her to holiday with her daughters, Princesses Beatrice, 20, and Eugenie, 18, on the Balmoral estate for the first time since that notorious toe-sucking incident 16 years ago." What that has to do with the film? Well.... Sarah says she had the idea of the film at a time when she was still a Royal and her relationship with her in-laws was not yet strained. and then: "But even that's got better". And then the Balmoral-paragraph.

Why do I look that closely at this interview: Because I cannot imagine a journalist being sent to an interview with a producer of a film about to open this week with orders to write a piece about said film wishing to come back with a collection of old, old stories and reminiscences of an ex-Royal. So I guess it was not the author who asked these questions but Sarah talking about this. I don't want to guess what the editor would have said if the thing about the binge eating had been missing!

But I can only invite anyone to read the interview and form their own opinion.

[Charlotte1]

Quite a few years ago Sarah appeared on a TV chat show in the UK, the Richard and Judy show. She was there promoting Weight Watchers but they asked her repeated questions about her life as a royal. She refused to answer them saying, that's all in the past, let's move on etc. She was slated ( heavily criticised) by the press, how dare she not answer those questions? Who does she think she is? etc.
The press has a vested interest in Sarah talking about her past royal life, she's the only readily accessible connection to royalty that even minor chat shows, newspapers, can get. Opportunities to speak to royals are few and far between, she fills that gap and the media want that gap to stay open. So yes she can refuse to answer, but then more criticism comes in. Sarah plays the game with the media, she gets press coverage for whatever she's publicising and at the same time gives them the same old, same old royal stories. She's a seasoned media player, and the media happily report what she says as it gives them a royal headline, regardless of whether it's new news or not. If what she says is repetitive and old, why then do the media publish it?

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Jo of Palatine

But I can only invite anyone to read the interview and form their own opinion.

I am hoping a link will be provided for the BBC interview she did this morning. When questioned about her un-royal behaviour and tell all stories, she said even though people in the UK expected her to keep her own counsel, that simply isn't her and she has no problem with it. She also said she is a very good mother. As I said I hope to find a link as I realise that what I have seen or heard will not be acceptable!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/programmes/b...st/default.stm

[Duchess]

Originally Posted by Jo of Palatine

...being a journalist myself...

well i'm not sure what sort of journalism you do (i'm sure it's quality stuff though ) but lets face it....sarah isn't being interviewed by the top level journalists. lets face it...she's in the spot light because of her past. we probably wouldn't even know who she is if she hadn't married andrew. i'll give you this much, i'm tired of hearing about the toe sucking thing but the connection with the royals is important and it will always be there because of her daughters. every interview she ever has will always ask questions about her life as a royal and if she only answered with the bare minimum the interviewer would only want her to expand. the interview you read even brought it up... "She’s always maintained a close relationship with Prince Andrew, but now 'the Firm’ seems to have allowed her back in the fold, last summer inviting her to holiday with her daughters, Princesses Beatrice, 20, and Eugenie, 18, on the Balmoral estate for the first time since that notorious toe-sucking incident 16 years ago." What that has to do with the film?...it appears as thought the interviewer or copy writer or whatever you call the person that wrote this articel, put this paragraph in because it starts with "she's" not with "I've" so it goes to show that the media keeps it all out there.

[udyusa]

And double Holy Schnikies!!! Thank goodness Russo is back to get us all back on track!!!
I have a terrible feeling that we have seen the last of our fun and interesting posters. (sob. :( )
Of Course we haven't seen the last of Miss Sarah and I can't see the last of her in the unforseeable future. :(
I clicked the wrong button so I am unable to use the cute emoticons (or whatever they are called) Darn.
I hope this goes through so you get to see this, dear Russo. We shall see...:)