York Family News and Pictures 3: September 2022 -

[Tatiana Maria]

Personal thoughts on the recent deluge of criticism of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie:

I am sure Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have taken advantage of networking opportunities offered by their father, and that their royal status has benefited their careers.

I think it is fair to criticize some of their decisions, such as conducting business in countries controlled by dictatorships which disdain human rights.

So far, however, I see no proof that the York sisters are more morally compromised or greedy than other non-working royal family members with their own private careers.

I am also sure that the careers of Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, the Earl of Snowdon or Sarah Chatto have benefited from the royal luster and elite social networks they can access as children of senior royals and grandchildren of monarchs.

And I think if Andrew Lownie applied as much effort to scrutinizing Peter/Zara/Snowdon/Sarah's careers and lives as he does to the York sisters', he would almost certainly unearth similarly "scandalous" material.

For example, Peter Phillips' milk commercial years ago was only considered newsworthy because of how obviously it traded on his royal status. But that commercial was made to air in China, a country also ruled by a dictatorship with an egregious attitude towards human rights.

Fortunately, the Princess Royal and Princess Margaret did not ask their adult children to accompany them on a visit to Jeffrey Epstein. But if they had, is it truly safe to assume that (unlike Beatrice and Eugenie) their children would definitely have said no to their mother?

For now, my impression is that the more extreme forms of negativity towards the York princesses are (even if certain criticisms are justified) occurring mainly because of who their parents are, not because the York princesses are uniquely evil compared to their cousins.

 

[Granada]

It appears that there really is something *off* with Sarah. She craves the Royal Limelight and Accolades DELUSIONALLY, in my opinion. Reading about her unbelievably extravagant - lavish lifestyle is mind blowing. Living WAY beyond her means is a sickness for Sarah.

There is no "Second Act" ( or 4th or 5th actually) possible for Sarah now. Hopefully her Daughters explain the realities of the situation to her in an stark and truthful manner. She will NEVER resume a Celebrity Status or that Manner of Living.
She is 66 and lots of People Downsize and Retire then anyways. A quieter and more orderly managed life will hopefully result. But I seriously wonder IF She can or will accept that.

 

[maria-olivia]

A royal expert wrote :it will be incredibly difficult to Sarah to do a comeback and rebuild anything close to her life since she is now disgraced. Will she now have a low key life style ?

 

[hereditarytitles]

It appears that there really is something *off* with Sarah. She craves the Royal Limelight and Accolades DELUSIONALLY, in my opinion. Reading about her unbelievably extravagant - lavish lifestyle is mind blowing. Living WAY beyond her means is a sickness for Sarah.

There is no "Second Act" ( or 4th or 5th actually) possible for Sarah now. Hopefully her Daughters explain the realities of the situation to her in an stark and truthful manner. She will NEVER resume a Celebrity Status or that Manner of Living.
She is 66 and lots of People Downsize and Retire then anyways. A quieter and more orderly managed life will hopefully result. But I seriously wonder IF She can or will accept that.

We've all followed her development since the divorce. I personally always had a certain aversion to her, but many others didn't. It surprises me that decades have passed before we learn the whole truth about her. I always think of Prince Philip, who avoided her for good reason and, true to his honest nature, made that clear publicly. Even in royal families, a lot gets swept under the rug and simply ignored. Perhaps Sarah did have a certain charm, with her lively personality, and deceived people who believed her. Just think of the numerous charities she sponsored! It was mainly about personal gain, but nobody knew that back then.

 

[Diarist]

It appears that there really is something *off* with Sarah. She craves the Royal Limelight and Accolades DELUSIONALLY, in my opinion. Reading about her unbelievably extravagant - lavish lifestyle is mind blowing. Living WAY beyond her means is a sickness for Sarah.

There is no "Second Act" ( or 4th or 5th actually) possible for Sarah now. Hopefully her Daughters explain the realities of the situation to her in an stark and truthful manner. She will NEVER resume a Celebrity Status or that Manner of Living.
She is 66 and lots of People Downsize and Retire then anyways. A quieter and more orderly managed life will hopefully result. But I seriously wonder IF She can or will accept that.

100 per cent agree. The weekend papers here in the UK have also added that Sarah has no money [so what's new?!] And has therefore instructed 'her team' to search out new opportunities for her.

This team needs to be dismantled immediately. Not only does it feed into her 'delusions of grandeur' but teams cost money. Which she clearly does not have.

Sarah does not need a team'.

The weekend tabloids suggest that as well as moving to the Middle East, Sarah is planning [yet] another 'tell all book' as she has many secrets to spill again. Apparently.

This sort of project needs to be 'nipped in the bud' immediately. I think the best way of doing this is to consider the removal of Beatrice and Eugenie's titles. Seems perhaps unfair, but Sarah needs to be stopped and the only way I can think of doing this is by title removals and the leverage it would provide.

If Sarah needs a job, then the only thing I can think of is that she applies for a job with one of those 'sloane ranger' charities - you know, the sort of charities where 'nice young gels work'. Sarah did have a secretarial training at the Queen's Secretarial College [named after its SW7 location, not HLM[. Sarah apparently came bottom in all her typing and shorthand exams, but presumably retains enough of her skills to type letters and answer the phone. Such a job would not pay much but the UK welfare system provides a 'top-up' income as well as paying rent etc Marina Mowatt obtained welfare benefits in a similar way and the DHSS [UK social security] paid the rent for her small cottage in Windsor Great Park.

I cannot get over Sarah's cheek. After all the recent revelations, you would think that she would be hiding away in shame ...

 

[tihkon2]

100 per cent agree. The weekend papers here in the UK have also added that Sarah has no money [so what's new?!] And has therefore instructed 'her team' to search out new opportunities for her.

This team needs to be dismantled immediately. Not only does it feed into her 'delusions of grandeur' but teams cost money. Which she clearly does not have.

Sarah does not need a team'.

The weekend tabloids suggest that as well as moving to the Middle East, Sarah is planning [yet] another 'tell all book' as she has many secrets to spill again. Apparently.

This sort of project needs to be 'nipped in the bud' immediately. I think the best way of doing this is to consider the removal of Beatrice and Eugenie's titles. Seems perhaps unfair, but Sarah needs to be stopped and the only way I can think of doing this is by title removals and the leverage it would provide.

If Sarah needs a job, then the only thing I can think of is that she applies for a job with one of those 'sloane ranger' charities - you know, the sort of charities where 'nice young gels work'. Sarah did have a secretarial training at the Queen's Secretarial College [named after its SW7 location, not HLM[. Sarah apparently came bottom in all her typing and shorthand exams, but presumably retains enough of her skills to type letters and answer the phone. Such a job would not pay much but the UK welfare system provides a 'top-up' income as well as paying rent etc Marina Mowatt obtained welfare benefits in a similar way and the DHSS [UK social security] paid the rent for her small cottage in Windsor Great Park.

I cannot get over Sarah's cheek. After all the recent revelations, you would think that she would be hiding away in shame ...

Sounds like a lot of this is probably just British press hyperbole or even made up.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Or Sarah Ferguson's or her friends' hyperbole or made-up, which was quoted by the British press. (I haven't seen the articles in question myself.)

I can't see how it wouldn't be unfair to strip an adult's titles for her mother's actions, which is not to say it couldn't happen.

But as a strategy, how would stripping her daughters of their titles prevent Sarah Ferguson from writing a tell-all or moving to the Middle East? Or is the idea that the threat would be made but only carried out if Sarah disobeyed?

 

[Diarist]

Sounds like a lot of this is probably just British press hyperbole or even made up.

Unfortunately, it sounds all too true to me.... and don't forget, it was the daily mail that broke the news of Epstein and Andrew several years ago, with people saying that it did not sound likely and was probably untrue etc...

 

[tihkon2]

Unfortunately, it sounds all too true to me.... and don't forget, it was the daily mail that broke the news of Epstein and Andrew several years ago, with people saying that it did not sound likely and was probably untrue etc...

I'll take it with a grain of salt for now. Yes, she's awful, but until I see her settled in Dubai, from her alleged new book profits, I'll keep calm.