Sarah Ferguson says she has ‘no judgement’ on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – and insists Diana would be ‘incredibly proud of ALL her grandchildren’
Sarah Ferguson has said she has ‘no judgement’ on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leaving the Royal Family – despite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s scathing attacks on ‘The Firm’.
The Duchess of York – also known as Fergie – told PEOPLE magazine: ‘I don’t believe that any single person has the right to judge another person. I’m not in a position myself to make any judgments.’
The Duke, 38, and Duchess of Sussex, 41, launched scathing attacks on the Royal Family in their Netflix documentary series and Harry’s memoir Spare – including publicly criticising Sarah’s ex-husband Prince Andrew, labelling the Jeffrey Epstein affair ‘a shameful scandal’.
However, Sarah, 63, the mother of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, said: ‘I have been judged all my life, and I have no judgment on the Sussexes.’
She added that Princess Diana would be ‘incredibly proud’ of all her grandchildren – which includes Harry and Meghan’s youngsters Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, as well as Prince William and Kate’s three children: Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four.
Sarah Ferguson has said she has ‘no judgement’ on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (pictured) leaving the Royal Family – despite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s scathing attacks on ‘The Firm’
‘I think that [Princess] Diana would be incredibly proud of her grandchildren. And not just the Sussex grandchildren, but Will’s children,’ Sarah, who previously told of how she was close to Diana, said.
Sarah was interviewed ahead of the March 7 release of her new historical fiction book A Most Intriguing Lady.
Harry became the first royal to publicly criticise Prince Andrew, 63, labelling the Jeffrey Epstein affair ‘a shameful scandal’.
No one in ‘The Firm’ had spoken about claims the Duke of York twice sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she was trafficked by Epstein.
Andrew settled her lawsuit last year, accepting no liability, and has always denied any wrongdoing. But Harry brings up the affair in his book Spare.
The Duchess of York (pictured with Diana in 1983) – also known as Fergie – told PEOPLE magazine: ‘I don’t believe that any single person has the right to judge another person. I’m not in a position myself to make any judgments.’
When his wife Meghan asks if the Royal Family might cut their security after they left for America, he says there is ‘no way’, considering his uncle still gets protection.
Harry told her there was an ‘obligation’ and an ‘implicit promise’ to protect them.
Pushed by Meghan if it would ever be removed, he said: ‘Never. Not in this climate of hate. And not after what happened to my mother.’
The Duke of Sussex adds: ‘Also, not in the wake of my Uncle Andrew. Despite being embroiled in a shameful scandal, accused of sexually assaulting a young girl, no one had even suggested removing his security.
‘People have had plenty of reasons to complain about us, sex crimes weren’t one of them.’
Prince Andrew has always denied the accusation.
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