Ferguson Tell-all?

[CathyorClaire]

Seen a few reports being bandied around that Ferguson is considering lucrative offers for a sit-down and allegedly panicking BP in the process :

https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/37401431/sarah-ferguson-6-figure-offer-tell-all-tv-interview/

What do we think?

Negotiating tactic to maximise her take from the takedown or genuine desire to put her side of the story?

Personally I think it's a shot across the bows of the palace indicating she's not prepared to go quietly without guarantees of a substantial feathering of her nest.

I aso think whatever they might do for her now she'll do an interview anyway at some point when she's frittered away her resources as per and needs the cash.

Bearing in mind how a tell all book would negatively affect her daughters do you think she would do it?

The reports are of a possible interview, not a book. I'm not sure there would be a market for a book just yet but wouldn't rule it out in the future.

I think the daughters are already tainted by their own actions and Fergie will be aware of that. She's demonstrated her venality and greed over and over so I don't think negativity would be an overriding consideration for her if she scented cash in the offing.

I suppose I keep hoping that she and Andrew will do a bit of self reflection and let embarrassment and shame keep them quiet. So far there isn't evidence that they will but I keep hoping!

She hasn't been out of the loop anymore than Andrew has I reckon. She's been living with him at Royal Lodge the whole time and included in many events.

Prior to Philip's death she wasn't included in all the events, but she was at Wood Farm at Christmas, at various weddings (including Harry's) so she's always been on the periphery of things. Since his death she's basically been included as Andrew's de facto partner.

She'll know any skeletons or stories that Andrew or her daughters know I'd bet.

I hope you've written to your MP about it, to make your feelings known.

Of course the assumption is that there is some previously unknown scandal that Sarah could reveal. I'm a bit dubious that is the case.

Living with him for so many years means she's likely to know if there is anything else about Andrew.

Unless they've properly fallen out though I don't see her selling him out. That would cause issues with their kids and grandkids.

She doesn't have to sell a scandal to make money though - she could sell random stories and the press would buy them up.

Charles insists his slippers are heated on the radiator for 14 minutes a night, William insists someone removes the red smarties from the packet for him and Catherine demands their clothes are washed in Daz and has apoplexy if someone uses Persil type of information would sell and make her money.

She'll have tonnes of tidbit stories from all the years she's been around them if she wanted to sell out.

Do we think that anyone, apart from Andrew of course, is likely to make those sorts of petty demands? I really can't see it. If that sort of thing was happening it would be known by now.

I dont think demands like that would be known by the public. Surely servants are breaking their NDAs by leaking. They only tend to do it when they leave.

Of course, they all have small and probably petty demands, they're royalty! Charles had something to do with a toilet seat, Andrew and his ironing board. They will like their clothes a certain way, their bed made a certain way, what they want every day on the breakfast table, how their clothes should be pressed. What mix should the loose leaf tea be for the morning cuppa (I'm with them on this one, I'm very fussy about my morning tea, and it has to be loose leaf!)

Now look what you've done. In 40 years time, when this country is a republic and there aren't any poor people and everything's ever so equal, someone will start a thread on Mumsnet, entitled 'Who remembers the Royal Family?' and Brainless of Somewhere will declare that she KNOWS that the old king had his slippers warmed for 14 minutes every evening and lost his temper with any serf who warmed them for 14.5 minutes, because her granny told her, and it's definitely true.

Now look what you've done. In 40 years time, when this country is a republic and there aren't any poor people and everything's ever so equal, someone will start a thread on Mumsnet, entitled 'Who remembers the Royal Family?' and Brainless of Somewhere will declare that she KNOWS that the old king had his slippers warmed for 14 minutes every evening and lost his temper with any serf who warmed them for 14.5 minutes, because her granny told her, and it's definitely true.

Oops 😂

Maybe it'll run like the "Charles demands people put his toothpaste on his toothbrush" stories that went for years with the omission of "for a short period while he had a broken arm".

Do we think that anyone, apart from Andrew of course, is likely to make those sorts of petty demands? I really can't see it. If that sort of thing was happening it would be known by now.

I've no idea. But the tidbit of Charles "demanding" someone put his toothpaste on his toothbrush for him ran for years and years, without most adding in the bit that it was for a short time while he had a broken arm. So there will certainly be tidbits that could be sold - be they genuine, without context or somewhat twisted.

If she wants to go against the RF, or even against Andrew, she certainly would be able to tell some bits and bobs around Harry's wedding as she was invited, then also Eugenies wedding and the whole pregnancy drama etc.

She could find things to sell easily if she was wanting to.

Sounds like a very bad idea for her , any tv interview is going to be compared to Andrews car crash and if she tries to weasel out of her ties to Epstein then it will implode.

Omg I didn’t know that - I assumed it had changed for Anne too

It might be her one last chance to earn a considerable sum though. And now other sources are drying up, she might think it worthwhile in order to give her financial security in her old age.

Her reputation has been trashed anyway and if she puts out an interview full of denials and lies and presents a different narrative, however skewed it is in reality, there are always some gullible fools who will buy it!

Very true ! But she’s finished in the U.K. so it would need to be the US and I’m not sure if that’s a safe place for her to be when her ex is wanted to answer questions that she probably knows the answer to!
however as you say she’s so desperate for money that she may risk it.

Omg I didn’t know that - I assumed it had changed for Anne too

They tend to never do things like that retrospectively. It applied after a specific date in 2011 and was formalised in 2015

The nearest to the crown who was affected were Senna and Tane Lewis, grandchildren of the Duke of Gloucester. When he was born in 2012 Tane jumped his sister in the line of succession, but then when the change was formalised in 2015 he went after her.

It didn't affect Anne, or even Prince Edward's children - Louise is still behind James in the line of succession.

It would undoubtedly be a bad idea for her.

That's what would make it so watchable 😀

I’m sorry @RonaldMcDonaldbut I’m unable to buy that.
She certainly didn’t “cut according to her cloth”.
She would be unwise to spill any beans because there would be repercussions for her two daughters.

Well we've only recently heard about the Duchies dipping from the public pot and Charles insisting gardeners now employed by his charity to save him a bob or two work on private areas of the Highgrove gardens so it's not impossible to imagine there are petty but intriguing foibles yet to see the light of day.

There is that Cathy! 🤣🤣🤣 if it happens I will provide the popcorn 🍿.

I don't think either of those are on a par with Andrew's teddy tantrums and Harry's sausage trauma. Those are the sorts of petty things I was thinking of.

I think Fergie is likely to have seen and noted petty bad behaviour from assorted sides over the years.

She's unlikely to round on the ex but her nose will have been very much put out of joint by her enforced demotion and I think the gloves could
be off as far as many of the rest are concerned.

The only bargaining chips the royals might have to shut her up is either the offer of a CE property (which I think has already been ruled out and in any case would prompt further unwelcome scrutiny) or the threat of a demotion for the daughters which I think they'd hesitate at on PR grounds at present.

On balance I'd say she's good to go.

She was good friends with Diana before they fell out so she might have gossip from those days - she could claim Diana told her things about Camilla and Charles’ relationship.

I doubt she has any dirt on the current Wales family.

She’d be foolish to alienate Charles or William though because once she’s spilled any beans what does she do then?

I'd honestly let her spill all the tea ( as I believe the saying goes. ) Get it out now.

Publish and be damned I say 😊

I think she would be very silly to gamble that the daughters will stay in if she causes a scandal. Already their finances are being questioned because of what is coming out about their parents. I doubt either of them is squeaky clean.