{"id":2654,"date":"2026-05-19T10:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/i-was-at-party-with-sarah-ferguson-and-had-to-calm-her-down-when-she-went-charging\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:49:31","slug":"i-was-at-party-with-sarah-ferguson-and-had-to-calm-her-down-when-she-went-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/i-was-at-party-with-sarah-ferguson-and-had-to-calm-her-down-when-she-went-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I was at party with Sarah Ferguson and had to calm her down when she went charging&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_184259\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A former friend of Sarah Ferguson, the ex-Duchess of York, has told how she set off &#8216;charging&#8217; after a waiter at a Christmas party before she had to be calmed down<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37175645\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sarah, Duchess of York reacts outside after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, on December 25, 2023. \" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_FILES-BRITAIN-ROYALS-POLITICS-ANDREW.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sarah Ferguson 'went charging after a waiter'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sarah Ferguson &#8216;went charging after a waiter&#8217;<cite aria-label=\"Image: AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The wedding of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sarah FergusonLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/sarah-ferguson\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a> and<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> was watched by an estimated global television audience of 500 million people. But today, says royal commentator Andrew Pierce, Sarah \u201cis a nobody, she doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former Duchess of York\u2019s fall from grace has been largely due to the alleged indiscretions of a husband that she continued to live with for almost 30 years after their divorce. While Sarah did try to achieve some measure of financial independence after splitting from Andrew, exploiting her <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">royal<\/a> connections to advertise innumerable products in the US, she has always struggled with debt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Suddenly SingleLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GPt9ypAQAaU\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Suddenly Single<\/a> podcast, GB News presenter Andrew explained: \u201cShe is a reckless spender. That&#8217;s her problem.\u201d He highlighted the fact that, according to an entry in the infamous Epstein files, her debts at one point were in the region of \u00a345million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He adds that Sarah is an extremely generous gift-giver but is also highly impulsive, offering as an example the story of bumping into her at a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Christmas<\/a> party thrown by an immensely wealthy couple in London\u2019s exclusive Lowndes Square.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAll sorts of posh people there,\u201d Andrew recalled. \u201cSarah Ferguson was there and then a waiter in all his finery walked past with a tray of drinks. Sarah Ferguson went charging after him as if to get some wine. And I said, \u2018Sarah, you&#8217;re not going to run out of alcohol in this party. There&#8217;s going to be enough for all of us. It&#8217;s got the one of the finest wine cellars in London\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37175641\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37175641\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.16\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York attend the funeral of Katharine, Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_The-Funeral-Of-The-Duchess-Of-Kent.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sarah and Andrew remained close after their divorce\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sarah and Andrew remained close after their divorce<cite aria-label=\"Image: UK Press via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: UK Press via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But there won\u2019t be many Christmas party invitations for Sarah this year, Andrew adds as she was absent from the very same party last Christmas. He said: \u201cShe has taken herself off the social circuit completely. She\u2019s hanging her head in shame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While many of Sarah\u2019s problems stem from her ex-husband\u2019s association with the late convicted sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeffrey-epstein\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, although Andrew has always firmly denied any allegations levelled at him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But she has her own share of the shame, with documents recently unsealed by the US Department of Justice revealing extensive email exchanges between Sarah and Epstein. In the mails, she repeatedly begs for handouts \u2013 at one point asking for \u00a320,000 to \u201cpay her rent\u201d while on another occasion she devised a job for herself as his housekeeper, suggesting a starting salary of \u00a3250,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In one 2010 message she reportedly wrote to Epstein: &#8220;You are a legend&#8230; I am at your service. Just marry me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A year later, speaking to the London Evening Standard, Sarah publicly disowned the man she once described as the brother she always wished for, saying her friendship with him had been a \u201cgigantic error of judgment\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37175638\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37175638\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.52\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sarah Ferguson\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_Destinys-Child-and-Stars-Celebrate-World-Childrens-Day-at-McDonalds.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sarah, who once sought out media attention, 'has taken herself off the social circuit completely'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sarah, who once sought out media attention, &#8216;has taken herself off the social circuit completely&#8217;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But within weeks of that statement, a message from Sarah to Epstein later published by the Mail on Sunday contradicted that statement, She told the convicted sex offender: \u201cI know you feel hellaciously let down by me from what you were either told or read and I must humbly apologise to you and your heart for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the duchess told the Guardian that the email had been written out of fear that Epstein might sue her for defamation. \u201cThe duchess spoke of her regret about her association with Epstein many years ago, and as they have always been, her first thoughts are with his victims,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The spokesperson added that Sarah stood by her public condemnation of Epstein. They added: \u201cLike many people, she was taken in by his lies. As soon as she was aware of the extent of the allegations against him, she not only cut off contact but condemned him publicly, to the extent that he then threatened to sue her for defamation for associating him with paedophilia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/i-party-sarah-ferguson-calm-37175620\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former friend of Sarah Ferguson, the ex-Duchess of York, has told how she set<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779187771_3_FILES-BRITAIN-ROYALS-POLITICS-ANDREW.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}