This. Sarah has never struck me as the sharpest knife in the drawer, and Andrew hasn't either frankly. But Sarah is not dumb enough to horn in on an official event unless she is quite certain that Andrew would welcome her presence....and according to the article that's exactly what he did.
When they first married, I was so gun hoe on them, she was such a beautiful bride, that hair, those eyes, and that handsome prince on her arm........toe sucking did it for me big time........and then trying to sell his friendship for money......done....now just how many times does a person have to be forgiven in life as they continue to do the same thing all over again and again and again...she just doesn't learn. Time for someone to cut the cord, apron strings and let her sink or swim so that she grows up.
I do understand where your coming from and the mother that did that to her daughter should be very ashamed of herself...now, Beatrice and Eugenie are both adults now and live in the real world, neither parent be it Sarah or Andrew should be to worried about their feelings at this point. These young girls are much more mature then either of their parents, and these girls have made wiser decisions and choices then their mother has that is for sure. I think Sarah needs some type of help, a therapist or a doctor who consuls women that go through a divorce and have regrets. She has shown by her actions to be, how to say, mental unbalanced at times, she goes on what feels good at the moment without really thinking through her behavior and decisions. She very much does things on impulse and always ends up regretting what she did. Andrew has made some really horrible decisions also, the fact he was photographed with a young girl who was under age and with men who promoted/sold/sex with young girls..........yikes.....he has daughters, what was he thinking. I question how either B/E survived their parents for they grew into beautiful girls that are making choices today that they don't have to be ashamed of where as their parents choices will live with them the rest of their lives. I would like to think that the family/firm had a hand somewhere guiding these girls while their parents where doing their own thing and making mistakes after mistake without anyone taking them to task for what they were doing. Both girls are much more mature then their parents and they seem like the caretakers/enablers of their parents. 
Yes, Starkie's book was interesting for many reasons, particularly the chaos of her home with John Bryant that Starkie describes which her daughters experienced or her using her daughters to cajole Starkie.
I see her briefly midway in the CNN video linked in the post above, although as her daughters where there I wonder why they aren't featured as well. Were there photos of the girls featured in the press at all? They were there supporting their father and all we read about is his ex wife's unofficial presence
I certainly wish Sarah all the best in this latest venture. She seems to be a creative person.
I must admit, I thought the same thing. 
I'm going to defend Sarah on this one. She took pilot lessons because she wanted to be able to talk knowledgeably to Andrew about his work. Quite possibly she wasn't aware of the other books and simply wanted to write children's stories about a helicopter. I seem to remember seeing a video clip from the 80s, in which she called Andrew but a pet name, "Budgie." Perhaps it was that documentary made before their wedding? That made me think that perhaps Budgie the Helicopter was a tribute to Andrew.
