Where is Fergie? Duchess of York's absence from royal mourning of Queen Elizabeth II explained
Sarah Ferguson, who had a close relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, has not attended any royal events since the queen's death on Sept.
8. Despite her absence, the Duchess of York, fondly known as Fergie, will attend the state funeral, royal expert Shannon Felton Spence told Fox News Digital. "She'll be at the funeral, but where she will be sitting will be interesting," Spence said. "She's not an official member of the royal family anymore.
So I don't think she'll be sitting next to Andrew." "We saw the wives in the cars behind the procession, but not Fergie," Spence pointed out, referencing the vehicle procession that followed Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to Westminster Hall on Wednesday. "That is where you can see the reality that they are divorced, even though they still live together and are so close." Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew married in 1986 before divorcing in 1996.
Sarah Ferguson, also known as Fergie, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, pictured in 1987. Royal expert Hilary Fordwich noted that if Prince Andrew and Fergie were still married, her role in the funeral preparations would not be "prominent." "Even if she were still married to Prince Andrew, she’s not going to have a prominent role," Fordwich told Fox News Digital. "I will just say that you're really only seeing those that are the current spouses.
