This news has surprised many: Sarah Ferguson is not at the coronation of King Charles III. invited – even though she is his former sister-in-law. There are reasons for disregard.
If Charles III. will be crowned king at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6th, hundreds of millions of people around the world will watch the event live on TV screens. There will probably be a person sitting in front of the receiver who actually expected to be among the 2,000 guests in the church: Sarah “fergie” Ferguson.
As several British media reports unanimously, the former wife of Charles’ brother Prince Andrew is said to have received no invitation to the coronation. “She cannot expect to be at the top of the royal hierarchy”says Royal expert Phil Dampier of “Sun”.
Sarah Ferguson has known Charles since she was a child
A bitter pill for Ferguson. Because the 63-year-old has known the king since childhood. Through her marriage to Prince Andrew, she was welcomed into the royal family and became the new king’s sister-in-law. By the way, the wedding ceremony took place in 1986 exactly at the place where Charles III. officially crowned in four weeks: Westminster Abbey.
But that’s useful “fergie” nothing. While her ex-husband and her two daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, who are 10th and 11th in line to the throne, are allowed to sit on the pews, the Duchess of York has to watch the spectacle from afar.
For many observers, the non-consideration on the guest list comes as a surprise – Fergie was still present at the Queen’s funeral service last September, and she also spent Christmas with the royal family in Sandringham for the first time in 30 years.
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But for his coronation, Charles apparently felt compelled to draw a clear line. “Space is limited and some tough decisions had to be made”, explains expert Dampier. The breakup with Prince Andrew was just too far ago.
Sarah Ferguson herself seems to take her eviction sportily. “She has always supported Charles and Camilla and doesn’t want this to be about her”he quotes “Independent” a friend of the Duchess.
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