Sarah Ferguson Said Princess Diana Would Have Been 'So Proud' Of Meghan Markle

Aug 04, 2021 by apost team

Although it's been rumored that Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York were known to have had issues with each other during the last year of Diana's life, there was a time that the two royals were actually very good friends. In fact, the two women have a lot in common.

Originally they'd been close childhood friends prior to strengthening their friendship when they both married into the royal family. Diana married Prince Charles in 1981, while Ferguson married Prince Andrew in 1986. This was a time when both of these young women were the rising stars in the royal family, as they were full of life and energy. 

They would each go on to have two children — Diana with her two boys, Prince William and Prince Harry, and Ferguson with her two girls, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie — with all four kids growing up together as they were fairly close in age. Incidentally, the two royal women even had their marriages break down around the same time, with each couple separating in 1992 before getting divorced in 1996.

Now, over 20 years since the death of Diana, Ferguson opened up about details of her friendship with the late princess. She commented on what she thinks Diana would have thought about her two daughters-in-law and of course, her estimation is that she would have absolutely adored Catherine Middleton and Meghan Markle. In another ITV interview which aired in August 2021, she reiterated that Diana would have been proud of her daughters-in-law. 

She also spoke about how much Diana would have loved being a grandmother, as she was very fond of children, especially her own two sons and Ferguson's two daughters.

In the interview with PEOPLE, which included a video and cover story feature, Sarah Ferguson states how she thinks Princess Diana would have felt about her daughters-in-law, Catherine Middleton and Meghan Markle if she were alive today to know them. She reveals:

"If she were sitting with me right now, I know she would say, 'I am so proud of both of my boys and the wonderful wives they have chosen. Because each has got her own voice.'"

She reiterated that "[Diana] would be very proud of her sons and their wives." She also mentioned that just like herself, Diana would be a doting grandmother who's "obsessed with her grandchildren ... because that's what she loved." She added that Diana: "adored [Ferguson's] girls. She adored the boys. This would be her haven. Her heaven."

Ferguson also spoke fondly about her decades-long friendship with Diana, saying, "We were best friends from when she was 14 and I was 15." She also revealed that it was Diana who wanted to set Ferguson up with Prince Andrew, stating:

"It was Diana that said, 'No, no, I need you to come to stay at Windsor Castle and you need to be with my brother-in-law Andrew."

When Ferguson first saw the prince and told Diana "he's really cute," the late princess responded with, "Duh Fergie!" The duchess also revealed that Diana had "a terrific sense of humor" and the "most wonderful, infectious giggles," that never fail to bring a smile to Ferguson's face. She also mentioned that it was Diana who "taught [her] so much of public life," before adding:

"She was so brave. We used to have the most incredible time together."

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Ferguson also spoke to Christine Bleakley on ITV's Lorraine in August 2021 about the amount of attention she and Diana received from the press in the 1980s and 1990s. Yahoo News reported that Fergusaid said,

"I think Diana and I went through enormous things, without social media, in the 80s... we really went through a lot," adding, "It was really, really, very, very tough. And if she was here today I know that she would just be completely like an eagle, she would fly high and be so proud of her two sons and their wonderful wives, who have delivered amazing children."

Yahoo News reported that she also spoke to Bella Magazine and revealed once again that "Diana and I had the same complete love for children. We both loved nothing more than to put a smile on a child’s face."

Ferguson said that if Diana was alive today, "we’d be having granny parties together and having a great time. I wonder whether there would be room for the kids to get onto the bouncy castle, as she and I would be the first on."

It's clear from Ferguson's recent interviews that Diana is still well and truly in her heart and that shows that Ferguson finally opened up about her relationship with the late Princess of Wales with love in her heart. After dispelling the rumor that the two weren't close at the end of Diana's life, these interviews also shed new light on what we know about Diana's last years from the perspective of someone close to her. 

Do you think Princess Diana would have been proud of Meghan Markle? Tell us your thoughts, and be sure to ask others if they agree with Sarah Ferguson as well.