Real reason Sarah Ferguson 'fell out' with Princess Diana over King Charles

The former in-laws were reportedly feuding!
Rebecca Carter

The reason behind Sarah Ferguson apparently ‘falling out’ with Princess Diana before her death revolved around King Charles.

The Duchess of York, 63, and the late Princess were in-laws during the 80s and 90s thanks to their marriages to Prince Andrew and King Charles – who was a Prince at the time. Sarah and Diana were close, with the former Princess of Wales acting as matchmaker for the Duke and Duchess of York.

However, the pair allegedly fell out with each other after Sarah Ferguson released her 1996 autobiography, My Story. Sarah was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 to 1996, while Princess Diana was married to then Prince Charles from 1981 to 1996 – although they split in 1992.

Sarah Ferguson waving
Sarah Ferguson was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 to 1996 (Credit: Cover Images)

Real reason Sarah Ferguson ‘fell out’ with Princess Diana

Writing in his column for The Sun, Piers Morgan claimed that the ladies fell out after Sarah wrote her book.

The TalkTV host also stated that Princess Diana wasn’t happy about Sarah Ferguson calling Charles an “extraordinary man”.

Speaking about a discussion him and Sarah had before Princess Diana’s death, Piers wrote: “When I asked if she’d seen Diana recently, her mood suddenly changed. ‘No, she won’t talk to me because I put in my book that I once caught verrucas after borrowing her shoes, and said I thought Charles was an extraordinary man, which he is. Diana just cut me off.'”

Piers added: “Three months later, the Princess was dead, with the rift still un-repaired.

“Later, Sarah told me: ‘Diana would have come back to me, I know that, but she never got the chance and now I miss her so much.'”

Princess Diana died at the age of 36 after a paparazzi chase in Paris resulted in a car crash.

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Princess Diana wears a blue jacket and white scarf
Diana played matchmaker for Sarah and Prince Andrew (Credit: Splash News and Pictures)

‘Furious’ over meeting with JRF Jr

Despite how close Sarah Ferguson with Princess Diana were, the duchess was said to be furious when Diana met JFK Jr because she had a ‘crush’ on him.

Andrew Lownie’s book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of Work, said her ‘schoolgirl crush’ almost came between the pair.

“On a trip to New York, Fergie asked her staff to find out if John Kennedy Jr. – handsome son of the assassinated JFK – was in town,” Lownie wrote.

“Discovering where he was, she invited him for drinks or dinner at her hotel, which he accepted.”

He claims a “furious” Sarah told Diana: “‘He’s mine! Why can’t she just leave him alone?’” over her friendship with him.

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