Sarah Ferguson has revealed that she has joined LinkedIn while unveiling the elegant professional photo she chose for her profile.
The 60-year-old Duchess of York announced the news on Instagram and Twitter on Tuesday evening, writing: ‘Excited to join @linkedin.’ She also shared a link to her profile and encouraged her followers to check it out.
In her glamorous profile picture, Sarah is wearing a classic black sheath dress, and her red hair is styled in loose waves. She has one arm crossed over her chest, revealing the hot pink polish on her perfectly manicured nails.
New to the platform: Sarah Ferguson, 60, announced on social media on Tuesday evening that she has joined LinkedIn while showing off her professional profile photo
Roles: The Duchess of York is listed as a ‘Spokesperson, Author, Producer and Humanitarian’ under her current job title
She is listed as a ‘Spokesperson, Author, Producer and Humanitarian’ under her current job title.
The rest of the profile highlights her charity work, media appearances and published books, including two autobiographies and children’s stories.
Sarah’s marriage to Prince Andrew in 1996 and subsequent divorce thrust her into the spotlight, and her LinkedIn bio emphasizes how she parlayed her fame into roles as a reporter and presenter.
‘The subject of countless media interviews herself, The Duchess has also found success as a reporter and presenter,’ her profile reads.
Work: The rest of the profile highlights her charity work, media appearances and published books, including two autobiographies and children’s stories
Keeping busy: Fergie launched her daily show ‘Storytime with Fergie and Friends’ on her new YouTube channel last month to bring a ‘little bit of magic’ to children during the global crisis
‘In America, she has been a special correspondent for NBC’s Today show and has presented specials and documentaries on ABC, FOX, and CNN.
‘In Britain, she has presented and co-produced specials for ITV, BBC, and Sky TV. She has served as guest editor on BBC Radio 4 Today programme and has regularly contributed to BBC Radio 2’s primetime lifestyle show “Steve Wright”.’
She posted just one job under the ‘experience’ section: Founder of the non-profit organization Children in Crisis UK.
The charity’s focus is ‘improving the lives of children and women from underprivileged backgrounds in third-world countries.’
Sarah had less than 20 connections as of Tuesday night, but the number will undoubtedly grow as more and more people learn that she has joined the networking platform.
The Duchess of York is certainly keeping busy while in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
She launched her daily show ‘Storytime with Fergie and Friends’ on her new YouTube channel last month to bring a ‘little bit of magic’ to children during the global crisis.
On Tuesday morning, she posed with a rainbow balloon and colourful sandwiches to announce that TV producer Michael Whitehall and his wife Hilary — parents of comedian Jack Whitehall — would join her for the tenth episode of her show.
All smiles: The Duchess of York shared a photo of herself posing with balloons and traffic light sandwiches on Tuesday
Surprise! In an Instagram post, she announced that Michael and Hilary Whitehall would be her guests. on the tenth episode of her daily YouTube show
‘Today at 4pm on Storytime with Fergie and Friends I am going to be showing a surprise video! My guest friends will be @fatherwhitehall and @hilarywhitehall,’ she captioned the image.
For their appearance, Michael and Hilary sat in front of their bookcase at their home in London to read ‘Oh, When I Was Your Age’.
The book, written by Ken Adams and illustrated by Val Biro, was published in 1991 and tells the story of Grandpa who appears to have done everything much better than his grandson Sammy in his younger years.
Reading time: For their appearance, Michael and Hilary sat in front of their bookcase at their home in London to read ‘Oh, When I Was Your Age’
Craft time! In a separate video, Sarah demonstrated how to make traffic light sandwiches as she sat in her conservatory
Such fun: The Duchess of York used green, red and orange jam to create the colourful traffic light sandwiches
In a separate video, Sarah demonstrated how to make traffic light sandwiches as she sat in her conservatory, which was decorated with colourful balloons.
Fergie gave a step-by step-sandwich tutorial, cutting tiny holes in white bread before putting green, orange and red jam in between the slices to create a traffic light effect.
She is believed to be isolating at the Royal Lodge in Windsor alongside her ex-husband Prince Andrew, daughter Princess Eugenie, 31, and son-in-law Jack Brooksbank.
The Duchess of York’s wholesome videos are posted to her YouTube channel daily to encourage little ones to read while in lockdown.