New York Magazine spent 46 minutes with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.   While promoting her new film The Young Victoria, Fergie talked a bit about the movie, about hope, her marriage to Prince Andrew, and her relationship with Princess Diana.  Notably, before the interview, her publicist stated she would not discuss “the Royal Family, Kate Middleton, or Diana.”  Although she hasn’t mentioned Kate, Fergie said a few things about Diana and the RF.  Here are some highlights:

About Andrew… “ My husband went to sea, and I saw him 40 days a year for the first five years of our marriage—nobody knows that! I missed him so badly, and I loved him so much. I married my man, not my prince.”


About Diana… “Diana was always the saint – the tall beautiful figure, and I was always this sinner with a rather large bottom.” She “was my best friend. We were both completely the same, the same with our thoughts. She and I were free spirits.  And to tell you what she taught me, the last year before she died she was angry with me about something, so she didn’t speak to me for ages, and I kept ringing her and writing her. I tried for a year to get in touch with her. And now I’m grateful she didn’t, in a way, because I learned that when people try to get in touch with me, I should send them a message back straight away.”

Interview: NY Mag

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