Why is Sarah Ferguson at the Easter service?

[Lazycatsitsonthemat]

I am really perplexed about why SF attends all Royal events since the death of the Queen when Andrew
is present. She behaves like his wife but she isn’t his wife. What on earth is going on? I cannot think of another situation like this where an ex wife lives with her ex husband and attends all public events with him as though they are still married. It’s bizarre.

I'm in the US so I don't super pay attention to the royal family but this is what I thought the situation was. I remember when I was little seeing tabloids at the grocery store with things that she had done that were supposedly embarrassing to the royal family. So I assumed that that was part of the reason for the divorce but they continued to be a couple despite the divorce.

Why not? She was in the wilderness, vilified, for a long time, she isn't a bad person, just a human being who made mistakes but that is ages ago. She is a good support, loyal, never says anything bad about anyone so why should she not go to church with the family. Jesus didn't exclude people.

Why are you quoting my post then saying that? It's not me saying she needs to get a life??

My favourite uncle got divorced about 30 years ago. I don't much like his ex wife who is the mum of my cousins. He is now married to a lovely woman who I really like, and the cousins are in their 40s and have kids of their own. The ex-wife still comes to large-group family gatherings where there's no pressure on numbers because she's still part of the family as the grandma of my cousins' children.

Sarah Ferguson is the grandma of Sienna, Athena, August and Ernest as well as being the mother of Beatrice and Eugene. She is part of the wider family.

Divorce doesn't make people stop existing.

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The other day there were four positive Wales articles and SEVEN anti Sussex articles. So many I went back and counted to make sure.
Seven in one single day.
Somebody’s keeping up.

She’s family.

I'm with @HufflebuffsAreOn Andrew shouldn't have been there but having SF there too just adds to the sleaze factor.

As the modern parlance goes, the optics are bad.

All this talk about Henry VIII is rather beside the point. The more relevant example might be George of Hanover, who, at the time of his coronation, was fifty something-th in line for the throne - the rest had to be skipped as unsuitable for religious reasons (being they catholic at a time when the treatment of catholics under the law was similar to the treatment of Jews in the early years of the nazis). It’s an interesting precedent to consider how far the divine right of kingship can be stretched to find a suitably religious candidate to head the Church of England.

Forefather of the current lot, he was similarly scandalous - made his public appearances in the company of both of his mistresses, while having his wife’s lover murdered and the queen locked up for her infidelity; public rows with his son, and even a nice little spot of insider trading at one point.

It’s really interesting to see a thread objecting to SF’s presence rather than Andrew’s - public opinion has softened, and the strategy of increasing her public profile as his partner since his disgrace seems to be paying off.

I am not sure Sophie has navigated it well thinking back to the fake Sheik sting years ago. Super embarrassing.

I absolutely agree. I actually don't think she can cope with the expectations of public life. A shame really - perhaps if she'd used her very good education in a professional role for a few years before marriage, she would understand the ways of the world and be more confident. I wonder what excuse they'll use when the shield of the kids is no longer credible as they'll be growing up and doing their own thing? Personally I think William is bone idle and should have been supporting his father more. Three holidays and the football this year, with a few token engagements thrown in - not a good look. Also if Kate is strong enough to go ski-ing twice then she's fit enough to do a bit of 'work'.

I wonder if he and Kate, especially given she's recovering from cancer, have been encouraged by Charles to enjoy their time together as a family before they need to step up as King and Queen. Kate will want to be well and strong to take on the demands of the role. I assume they know more than us about the King's prognosis

I heard they were living as husband and wife and have been for some time. If that is the case, no wonder she is invited.

Possibly - also Charles and Camilla spent the 20 years before he became monarch doing Easter up in Scotland not in Windsor with the late Queen.

So the heir not attending the Windsor service has precedence.

Most likely William is not going to get 20 years to have Easter on his own terms like his father did.

Her adult children have babies of their own. SF is a granny and she is spending time with her family like a lot of people do over the Easter period.

SF is there to produce threads/talk like this, which is the distraction or cover up as to what is Andrew doing at the event

if SF wasn’t there this thread would be about why is Andrew there when he’s not supposed to be at public events

yes, it’s a church service fir family but tittle tattle doesn’t care about that

so let Sarah come as the distraction

Andrew is as entitled to go to church as anyone. William was with his family, he was probably being the reverse of lazy. Did you go to church yesterday?

Why doesn't anyone need an excuse not to go to a particular church service? Tbere's never been a three line whip on the Easter service.

She might be divorced from Andrew but she's still the mum of Beatrice and Eugenie, who reliably show up at the Royal church services every year. It doesn't seem unreasonable for the Yorks to show up as a family.

She does do her own thing year round - she's published some Mills and Boon type novels recently 😆

Yes, I'm sure he was watching the kids, cooking tea, doing the dishes and cleaning the house. Life must be exhausting for him. Did you miss the point that he's the future King and head of Church? 🤨

Erm no, I’m not religious. Not that anyone cares being as I’m not in the Royal Family.

Very weird to me that this whole thread is about why a woman who has divorced out of the family is there but when I say that I think Andrew shouldn’t be there I get pelters.

FWIW, if Andrew wants to go to church, none of my business, he can do what he wants. But… it is not a good look for the royal family to be seen with him in my view. He is despicable.

Did you think it was odd when Charles didn't turn up when he was PoW? It happened frequently.

My parents split up but still functioned to some extent like a couple. Even when living separately he would be round doing her decorating and we would all have Christmas together and this kind of thing. Royals live in a massive house so can choose to avoid each other when they want to. However in this case it’s possible they reconciled but it was too complicated to explain to the public at the time.

@HonoriaBulstrode

I am more bothered that William, who will be the next head of the Church, couldn’t be arsed showing up in one of the major religious festivals.

www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/real-reason-kate-middleton-prince-31476434

This might be my favourite royal sycophant post ever!

Absolutely hilarious.

We should have compassion because luxury skiing holidays are exhausting

I don’t think William usually goes to the Easter thing, does he?