The probability of a re-marriage has been a distinct possibility for many long years.
Sarah's behaviour in the past was sometimes unacceptable, I agree. However, she was no better nor no worse than some other family members in the past, or even Sophie who was also 'caught out' by a journalist posing as Sheik with Sophie giving insider information about the royals in an effort to get his business for her company (500,000 pounds was in the offing) and make money (2001). Without defending or condemning either woman I nevertheless ask, why has Sarah alone sustained so much continuing contempt and abuse? Earlier, royals behaving in a decidely un-royal and decidedly questionable manner, had the cover and benefit of an unobtrusive and much more respectful press.
I rather like Sarah, always have, and so, it's apparent, does the Queen, for whom there's ample evidence of her forgiving and understanding nature.
I wish Andrew and Sarah the very best, particularly if they re-marry. These two have been victims of media harassment, half-truths and character assassination for many years - in Andrew's case because he had pulling power and influence beyond that of big international conglomerates in the oil-rich countries which infuriated them (they certainly did a successful PR job on him!) - in Sarah's case because she became a punching-bag for royalty's critics who used her as a 'whipping boy' and visited of all of royalty's imagined 'ills' on her, and often in an unspeakably cruel manner. So it was for Princess Michael of Kent till Fergie came along, or Princess Margaret till Princess Michael came. So it’s possibly going to be for Prince Harry, I fear, in a few years' time. The script is unfolding even as we watch from the sidelines. The people who inhabit the close margins of royalty, unless they are very quiet and lead almost monastic lives, are sitting ducks, which makes for easy fodder for the gutter press.
Might I suggest that those intent on besmirching Sarah or merely repeating the worst of the tabloid headlines do some private research on the matter. My family owns an extensive archive of the royal family going back nearly 100 years, and it's patently obvious how prejudiced and sometimes blatantly destructive, for mere destruction's sake, the gutter press can often be - and for the 'best' of motives - to arouse indignation and ire and to sell more newspapers. At the very least, we can all take a leaf from Her Majesty's book and accept Sarah for who she is - the dearly loved mother of two daughters and the loved, close friend and confidant of an erstwhile husband. Personally, I'd rather give credence to her family's opinion of her than the tabloids', any day.
