Sarah Ferguson says she has ‘no right to judge’ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

Sarah Ferguson said she has “no judgment” about Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Marke’s decision to step away from royal life.

The Duchess of York, who was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 until their divorce in 1996, spoke in a new interview about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to raise their two children, Archie, 3, and 20-month-old Lili, in California.

“I don’t believe that any single person has the right to judge another person. I’m not in a position myself to make any judgments,” Ferguson told People in an interview published Wednesday. “I have been judged all my life, and I have no judgment on the Sussexes.”

Harry and Meghan sensationally stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2021 — a decision that was followed by a permanent move to the US, and several high-publicity projects such as a Netflix doc, and Harry’s memoir, “Spare.”


Britain's Sarah, Duchess of York, arrives for the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and US actress Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on May 19, 2018
“I have been judged all my life, and I have no judgment on the Sussexes,” Sarah Ferguson said.
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While Harry and Meghan’s move abroad was met with a lot of scrutiny, Ferguson believes that her late friend and Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, would be “incredibly proud” of her grandchildren.

“And not just the Sussex grandchildren, but Will’s children,” she added, in reference to Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and 4-year-old Prince Louis.

Elsewhere in the interview, Ferguson opened up about life as a grandmother to her own grandchildren: Princess Eugenie’s son, August, 2, and Princess Beatrice’s 17-month-old daughter, Sienna.


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Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2021.
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She is also expecting her third grandchild later this year.

“[They] just follow me around like Peter Pan,” she quipped. “I’m ‘Super Gran Pan!’

“Everyone says, ‘Oh, has it changed your life?’ And I go, ‘No because I live [in the mindset of ] 3- to 6-year-olds.’ So I’ve now got another audience that likes me,” she added.

It comes as Ferguson’s scandal-scarred ex-husband was reported to have been “keeping an eye” on the Sussexes as he explores a potential move to the US.


Harry and Meghan.
The royal couple moved to the US, and released several high-publicity projects such as a Netflix doc, and Prince Harry’s memoir, “Spare.”
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A source told the Sun that the 62-year-old is “very interested” in “business and charity” — but unlike his nephew, he will not be exploring Netflix-style projects as he looks to “forge a new career.”

A strong rebrand and a comeback are desperately needed for the duke after a string of controversies plagued his reputation.

Andrew, who was barred from using his HRH (“His Royal Highness”) moniker following his association with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, also lost his patronages last year.


Ferguson said her late friend Princess Diana would be “incredibly proud” of all her grandchildren.
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The decision came amid his sexual assault case filed by Virginia Giuffre, who has long claimed that Epstein made her have “disgusting” sex with the royal three times, starting in 2001 when she was just 17.

Andrew’s lawyers say he “unequivocally denies Giuffre’s false allegations against him.” He settled the case out of court for an undisclosed sum last February.

Andrew was recently chucked out of Buckingham Palace by none other than his monarch brother, King Charles.


Sarah Ferguson.
Sarah Ferguson was married to Prince Andrew from 1986 until their divorce in 1996.
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He’s also looking at a potential eviction from his Royal Lodge residence on the grounds of Windsor Castle, where he lives with Ferguson.

An insider confirmed to Page Six that the king is booting the Sussexes from their Frogmore Cottage home and offering the royal digs to Andrew.

The monarch, who is set to be formally crowned on May 6, began the eviction process in January — the day after Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir “Spare” hit the shelves.

The couple has not been offered an alternative pad on the royal family’s sprawling estate at this time.