{"id":61683,"date":"2022-08-02T13:09:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=61683"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:09:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T13:09:32","slug":"real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Vulgar, Vulgar, Vulgar’: The Real Reason Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"
MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prince Philip<\/strong><\/span> hated <\/span>Sarah Ferguson<\/strong><\/span>, ex-wife of <\/span>his disgraced son<\/span><\/a> Prince Andrew<\/strong><\/span>, to such an extent that \u201che declared her persona non grata at the Royal Family.”<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to revelations in the latest episode of hit podcast “<\/span>The Firm: Blood, Lies and Royal Succession<\/span><\/a>,” which also reveals that the <\/span>Queen<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s late husband, who <\/span>died in April 2021<\/span><\/a>, disliked Fergie even before she and Prince Andrew were married.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cShe’s the one person that Prince Philip would <\/span>not have anything to do with<\/span><\/a>,\u201d royal biographer <\/span>Jane Dismore<\/strong><\/span> tells the host of the podcast. \u201cHe didn’t like Fergie \u2013 she knew that she wasn’t welcome when Prince Philip was around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The podcast also reveals that it was not just Prince Philip who turned his nose up at the \u201cvulgar\u201d Duchess \u2013 but even lowly Palace courtiers considered her too common to be a part of the crown.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFerguson’s idea of being royal was best summed up by one of the courtiers who said, \u2018vulgar, vulgar, vulgar,'” says royal commentator <\/span>Richard Fitzwilliams<\/strong><\/span>. \u201cShe hadn’t an idea of what being Royal really meant. it wasn’t just the awful <\/span>lapses of judgment<\/span><\/a>. It was an attitude to Royal life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those \u201cawful lapses of judgement\u201d included disastrous financial ventures which saw the Duchess come close to declaring bankruptcy with debts equivalent to $8 million, and a series of affairs, including with American financial manager <\/span>John Bryan<\/strong><\/span>, in which he was caught on camera sucking her toes as she sunbathed topless.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the podcast reveals that Prince Philip\u2019s dislike of his daughter-in-law turned to outright hatred in 2010, when she was caught in a newspaper sting attempting to sell access to Prince Andrew for $500,000. The tapes were published by British tabloid <\/span>The News of the World<\/em><\/span> and caused such a scandal that Fergie was forced to appear on a special episode of <\/span>Oprah<\/em><\/span> to try to defend her actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that Prince Philip decided that she was just out of it, he would never deal with her, would not <\/span>attend events with her<\/span><\/a>,\u201d royal reporter <\/span>Richard Mineards <\/strong><\/span>says. \u201cAnd of course the Queen being the subservient wife agreed with him. And so Fergie was totally out of the picture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Royal Fever<\/em><\/span> author <\/span>Cele Otnes<\/strong><\/span>, another regular contributor to the podcast, adds: \u201cHe was so <\/span>angry with her for embarrassing<\/span><\/a> the family like that, that he basically declared her persona non grata at the Royal Family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Firm: Blood, Lies and Royal Succession” has been investigating a different historical royal <\/span>scandal every episode<\/span><\/a> \u2013 with previous episodes including revelations about the Queen\u2019s \u201cbetrayal\u201d of her sister <\/span>Princess Margaret<\/strong><\/span>, <\/span>Queen Victoria<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s affairs with two of her servants, and the true story behind the abdication of Nazi-sympathizer <\/span>Edward VIII<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But with last week\u2019s episode covering the aftermath of the death of <\/span>Diana<\/strong><\/span>, Princess of Wales, and this week\u2019s focusing on Sarah Ferguson, it seems the producers are now turning to scandals affecting the modern royal family \u2013 with a future episode promising new insights into \u201cMegxit\u201d and the breakdown of the relationship between <\/span>Princes William<\/strong><\/span> and <\/span>Harry<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The podcast also points out that, ironically, the most unpopular thing about Ferguson today is probably her rekindled relationship with disgraced ex-husband Prince Andrew, who earlier this year negotiated an <\/span>out-of-court settlement<\/span><\/a> with <\/span>Virginia Giuffre<\/strong><\/span>, who has accused him of sexually assaulting her. The couple are once more living together, and there are even <\/span>rumors of them remarrying<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you had a poll of people who wanted to see Prince Andrew on the balcony of Buckingham Palace again, let alone Sarah Ferguson, you wouldn’t get it into double figures,\u201d says Fitzwilliams. \u201cSo, <\/span>they might remarry<\/span><\/a>. They are close. Fair enough\u2026 but there’s no interest in seeing more of Fergie. It\u2019s not feasible because she’s divorced from Andrew who stepped down in disgrace.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"
MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIf you’ve got privileges, you’ve also got duties. If you’ve got duties, then you should at least attempt to be responsible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to “<\/span>The Firm: Blood, Lies and Royal Succession<\/span><\/a>” by clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26633,"featured_media":61687,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[4054,23],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prince Philip didn't get along with Sarah Ferguson, and 'The Firm' podcast dives into why.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"'Vulgar, Vulgar, Vulgar': The Real Reason Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prince Philip didn't get along with Sarah Ferguson, and 'The Firm' podcast dives into why.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family-pp.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/\",\"name\":\"Why Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-02T13:09:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-02T13:09:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"Prince Philip didn't get along with Sarah Ferguson, and 'The Firm' podcast dives into why.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"‘Vulgar, Vulgar, Vulgar’: The Real Reason Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/\",\"name\":\"Grazia USA\",\"description\":\"Driving tastemakers in Fashion, Beauty and Culture\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family","description":"Prince Philip didn't get along with Sarah Ferguson, and 'The Firm' podcast dives into why.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"'Vulgar, Vulgar, Vulgar': The Real Reason Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family","og_description":"Prince Philip didn't get along with Sarah Ferguson, and 'The Firm' podcast dives into why.","og_url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/","og_site_name":"Grazia USA","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family-pp.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/","url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/","name":"Why Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-08-02T13:09:32+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-02T13:09:32+00:00","description":"Prince Philip didn't get along with Sarah Ferguson, and 'The Firm' podcast dives into why.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/real-reason-prince-philip-wanted-sarah-ferguson-out-royal-family\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"‘Vulgar, Vulgar, Vulgar’: The Real Reason Prince Philip Wanted Sarah Ferguson Out Of The Royal Family"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/","name":"Grazia USA","description":"Driving tastemakers in Fashion, Beauty and Culture","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Grazia USA","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/61683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}