Sarah, Duchess of York Charities and Patronages

[seto]

I think she needs money like everyone else to live.

[servingsophie]

Originally Posted by seto

I think she needs money like everyone else to live.

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Exactly! The Duchess has worked incredibly hard to pay off debts after her divorce and is now worth millions.

As an independent woman and mother, it is wonderful to see the Duchess become such a successful business woman. She deserves every penny she earns!

[iceflower]

Maybe you remember the pics I had posted of Sarah in Dublin in october, I found some more of these, including some pics of her at the ball that day:

Daisy Chain 1 Daisy Chain 2 Daisy Chain 3 Ball 1 Ball 2 Ball 3

[Bella]

Sarah is in Boston today visiting various children's centers in support of her children's charity. I was hoping there would be more newscoverage this morning, but that's all that was said. Maybe on tonight's news. And she is still referred to as the Duchess of York and "a member of Britain's royal family." At least that was how one of the news people said of her in the little blurb.

[Avalon]

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, visited Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston on November 15, 2006.
The event is a part of an international tour to celebrate World Children's Day, Nov. 10-19, and support local fundraising efforts.

Pictures:
Sarah presenting children with toys
Another girl is presented with a toy (the girl looks like a doll herself )
Sarah poses with children
Sarah reads for children
Sarah signs one of the books

[Bella]

Thanks for the links, Avalon. These are really nice pictures of Sarah. She looks relaxed and sincere with the children. Poor things.

[iceflower]

Thanks a lot for posting the sweet pics, Avalon!

Fifth Annual World Children's Day at McDonald's in Times Square
New York City, USA - 16.11.06 - WENN

Sarah 1 Sarah and Ronald McDonald Sarah 3 Speech
Sarah 5

[magnik]

I watch all these pics and I wonder how people in the U.S. treat and what they think about Sarah?

[btsnyder]

Originally Posted by magnik

I watch all these pics and I wonder how people in the U.S. treat and what they think about Sarah?

Sarah is something of an American-type success story. Brought down by an establishment that values pedigree and inherited priviledge, she pulled herself up and build a career and earned her own way in the world. She often credits the people of the United States with "saving" her after her divorce and I know she feel very much at home here.

[iowabelle]

I think Americans like Sarah. She got rave reviews in Des Moines when she spoke to a group (and she comes here quite often, twice that I can think of at the top of my head). But she's not a celebrity that people talk about all the time... not like Britney Spears or J.Lo or Oprah or TomKat.

[iceflower]

Here is a sweet addition to the pics Avalon has posted on Wednesday:

Sarah on the floor

and a link with many more pics from yesterday in New York:
Ronald McDonald House Of New York Celebrates World Children's Day

[Avalon]

Originally Posted by Iceflower

Sarah on the floor
and a link with many more pics from yesterday in New York:
Ronald McDonald House Of New York Celebrates World Children's Day

Thank you for those sweet pictures, iceflower!
Sarah seems to be at ease with children.

[Bella]

I agree with Avalon, Iceflower. And thank you ~ as always ~ for the photo links.

[Avalon]

Global Ambassador for Children's World Day Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, was at the opening of the Ronald McDonald House of Charities launch in Mainland China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, November 20. She made a speech during the opening ceremony.

Pictures:
Sarah, Ronald McDonald and a disabled Chinese child
Sarah with Ronald McDonald (dressed as a clown)
Sarah making a speech

[Warren]

Let me get this right... a former member of the British Royal Family... one of the world's great capitalist companies... the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (better known as the meeting room for the upper echelon of the Chinese Communist Party)... How the world is changing!

[Bella]

Thanks for the links, Avalon. Sarah's certainly been busy of late.

[iceflower]

Thanks for the nice pics, Avalon, your caption for the second pic was quite funny, before looking at the link, I thought "oh no, don't say Sarah has dressed herself as a clown"
Warren, there is something true about your thoughts..

[iceflower]

A very beautiful Sarah yesterday:

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, founder and president of the Children in Crisis charity attends a fundraising carol concert at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden on December 5, 2006 in London, England. (Photos by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

Sarah 1 Sarah 2 Sarah 3

[corazon]

sarah look young, she had something in her face, botox o something?

[lady_windsor]

Yeah i agree, she seems to look younger than she did when she got married.