Sarah, Duchess of York Current Events 18: January 2014 - July 2018

[Duke of Marmalade]

Sarah, Duchess of York is 'devastated' at splitting from younger lover | Daily Mail Online

 

[royal rob]

Anyone surprised ??


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[Dman]

Anyone actually believed they were together in the first place?

 

[Curryong]

Except as friends? No, I didn't.

 

[Mirabel]

Except as friends? No, I didn't.

I didn't either.

 

[rominet09]

Neither did I !

 

[Osipi]

I think that, just as with Harry, one is spotted with a member of the opposite sex and its exaggerated into a grand, passionate love affair. We really have no clue what Sarah's relationship with Manuel was like.

 

[Lord_Royal]

Yes - whoever Sarah is pictured with of the opposite sex is going to endure the 'romance' tagline...And for all we know she and Manuel had a big relationship (or not!)...but whatever it was, I hope she is happy going forward. She's 57 this year, she deserves it.

Princess Beatrice tweeted to Sarah for Mothering Sunday, very sweet - it's clear her children adore her.

 

[rmay286]

I wonder if there's a real 'friend' behind this story, which says Sarah was crying over the break-up...or if tabloids just generate stories like this to see if they can get a reaction? Somehow I don't think much of it is true, but wonder why they'd print it now?

 

[Duchessmary]

I didn't realize she was in a relationship.

 

[Meadow]

Sarah has been in a few relationships just like Andrew has both stay quiet and so do the people they date. Who knows how serious it was or wasn't.

 

[Lord_Royal]

You can't keep Fergie down for long...she's in Mexico City accepting an award for her philanthropic work alongside Antonio Banderas:

Fergie is pictured for the first time since her split from Manuel Fernandez | Daily Mail Online

 

[Mermaid1962]

She looks wonderful!

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

Sally Wood joins Boris Becker and Sarah Ferguson at star-studded bash | Daily Mail Online

 

[miss whirley]

This is humiliating for The Daily Fail. A week ago, they claimed the couple broke up, and now the couple is happily posing for photos.

 

[Curryong]

Depends on whether you regard them as having been a true couple, committed and in love. I'm afraid I always got the vibe that Manuel was one of those men who act as 'walkers' or 'handbags' for unattached ladies on social occasions. There are several men on the Sydney society scene who are known for being similarly obliging if women need an escort at an important event, and they are friends rather than lovers, often going on trips and so on together.

 

[Queen Camilla]

The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson attends art auction with Manuel Fernandez | Daily Mail Online

Interesting that Sarah founded a charity in 1993 to help children in Asia & Africa.

I have to admit I never heard of her creating this charity or any of her personal charity work until very recently. (Only within the past year or two.)

I wonder why the media fell to mention this, especially during the 1990s when all they did was trash her.

Why was/is Sarah's charity work overlooked?

 

[Moonmaiden23]

It's because the "in" thing to do in the 90's was to bash Sarah, especially in comparison to the then teflon Princess of Wales. I vividly remember the Brit rags calling Sarah a "bad mum" in comparison to Diana because Sarah dared to want to spend some private time with her husband without taking along baby Beatrice. They had a field day.

Sarah brought much of the bad publicity upon herself but it was quite over-the-top vicious the way the British media treated her.

 

[miss whirley]

Depends on whether you regard them as having been a true couple, committed and in love. I'm afraid I always got the vibe that Manuel was one of those men who act as 'walkers' or 'handbags' for unattached ladies on social occasions. There are several men on the Sydney society scene who are known for being similarly obliging if women need an escort at an important event, and they are friends rather than lovers, often going on trips and so on together.

I might buy into your theory if there weren't pictures of them holding hands. As well as pictures with their arms wrapped around one another while they snuggled. Like this one - http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000371gv9jIGVY/t/200/I0000371gv9jIGVY.jpg

 

[Curryong]

Holding hands and giving each other a cuddle is nothing nowadays. Friends do that. Especially if it suits both that a certain impression be given to others.

 

[Mirabel]

Depends on whether you regard them as having been a true couple, committed and in love. I'm afraid I always got the vibe that Manuel was one of those men who act as 'walkers' or 'handbags' for unattached ladies on social occasions. There are several men on the Sydney society scene who are known for being similarly obliging if women need an escort at an important event, and they are friends rather than lovers, often going on trips and so on together.

Me too. I really don't think he is interested in any serious relationship with any woman...

 

[miss whirley]

Sure... Toe sucking is nothing, too. Friends do that. Clearly John Bryan was platonic just like Manuel Fernandez.

I think Andrew/Sarah shippers are blind to the fact that both have dated other people. The Yorks have a wonderful, close friendship. That doesn't mean every other man she is seen with is just a "walker" while she secretly plans her second wedding to Andrew.

 

[Curryong]

No, Bryant and Wyatt weren't platonic.

With reference to Manuel/Fergie, not everything that appears on Twitter over the years is rubbish. Sometimes people know the individuals concerned one way or another, and drop a hint or two. Plus, personally, I couldn't care less how many lovers she has. She'll never be in the BRF again and if she has a dozen at a time, fine. She's a private citizen.

I don't believe that Fergie, for all her faults is a calculating schemer, and I certainly don't think she and Andrew want to remarry. I think they're quite happy the way things are.

Plus, Andrew is extraordinarily unpopular in Britain for one reason or another, and his ex wife's reputation is even worse if possible, so they would hardly be doing each other a huge favour by marrying again!

 

[miss whirley]

No, Bryant and Wyatt weren't platonic.

With reference to Manuel/Fergie, not everything that appears on Twitter over the years is rubbish. Sometimes people know the individuals concerned one way or another, and drop a hint or two.

Sure seems like rubbish to me. I'm very familiar with these notorious 'hints'. It reminds me of the rumors that Tim is just a walker for Anne, while she has a secret relationship with Andrew Parker-Bowles. Or the rumors that Nico was just a walker for Pippa, while she pursued unnamed titled men. Or the rumors that Donna is a beard for James. And Sophie is just a beard for Edward. Or the rumors that while William and Catherine were dating, she was just a friend and cover to hide William's real girlfriend. Or all the people who claim Harry and Cressida were just friends, that he used her for a more mature image, while she used him to jump start her career. Or the people that to this day question the legitimacy of Beatrice and Dave's relationship even though they've been together 10 years.

You call it "people in the know". I call it conspiracy theories run amok. When people act like they're in a relationship, there's a darn good chance they're in one.

 

[Curryong]

Don't believe any of the above and I'm certainly no conspiracy theorist!

 

[miss whirley]

Don't believe any of the above and I'm certainly no conspiracy theorist!

Holding hands and giving each other a cuddle is nothing nowadays. Friends do that. Especially if it suits both that a certain impression be given to others.

The bolded sure seems like a conspiracy to me.

 

[Curryong]

Well, you can believe what you like, Miss Whirley. And so can I. That's the joy of an opinions forum.

 

[miss whirley]

Well, you can believe what you like, Miss Whirley. And so can I. That's the joy of an opinions forum.

Indeed. You have a right to your conspiracy theories.

 

[Curryong]

You seem determined to argue with and debate virtually every post I write, something I find quite amusing!

No, not a conspiracy theory. I don't care about Fergie enough. I well remember her engagement, her wedding day, her inability to behave properly as a working Royal, her behaviour as her marriage disintergrated, dragging the Royal family's reputation into the mud. Fergie has her good points, but IMO she's a flakey and eccentric woman.

 

[miss whirley]

You seem determined to argue with and debate virtually every post I write, something I find quite amusing!

No, not a conspiracy theory. I don't care about Fergie enough.

Well, your first sentence sounds like another conspiracy theory.
No, not a conspiracy theory. I don't care about you enough.

I well remember her engagement, her wedding day, her inability to behave properly as a working Royal, her behaviour as her marriage disintergrated, dragging the Royal family's reputation into the mud. Fergie has her good points, but IMO she's a flakey and eccentric woman.

That doesn't mean she's unlovable. She and Andrew didn't work for a variety of reasons. But so far it looks like Mr. Fernandez is making her quite happy. I'm not saying they're super serious, but I won't call them a ruse, either.