The ‘real reasons’ for Sarah and Andrew’s relationship breakdown | Royal | News
Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor divorced 30 years ago (Image: Getty)
The reasons for the breakdown of Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s marriage have been revealed. Royal commentators Charles Rae and Jack Royston discussed the couple’s fairytale wedding in 1986, the turmoil that surrounded them in the 1990s and why their marriage collapsed.
The experts were speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive podcast days before the 30th anniversary of Ferguson and Mountbatten-Windsor’s divorce on May 30, 1996. Rae, who has been reporting on the Royal Family since 1988, said: “Things went so wrong because these were two characters who brought a lot of baggage with them, and they were both collecting baggage while the marriage was going on.”
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Sarah Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s wedding sparks celebrations across the country (Image: Getty/Anwar Hussain Collection)
He pointed to Mountbatten-Windsor being away as a sailor The marriage and Ferguson’s visits to various ports do not go well.
Rae said not being together didn’t help the marriage and having Ferguson’s toes sucked in St Tropez didn’t help either.
This was a reference candid photos Photo taken with a telephoto lens of Ferguson and his “financial advisor” John Bryan having fun by the pool.
Ferguson and Mountbatten-Windsor had separated by this time, but this was arguably the biggest scandal to hit the Royal Family, with the photos being published in the Daily Mirror.
When asked if they had a deep love before their split, Rae said she hates to think it was a marriage of convenience and believes there was some love between the two.
The couple have two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (second from left) (Image: Getty)
Royston said he believed it was impossible for Ferguson to be prepared for a role in the Royal Family.
Newsweek’s royal correspondent told Royal Special When you’re royal and subject to the intense scrutiny that comes with being a Windsor, you can’t possibly prepare for this much intrusion into your private life.
He suggested that what made their relationship work in the early days was that they were so similar, but added that it was also what set them apart.
The royal expert said: “They’re both sort of [like] kids and are probably both a bit narcissistic to be brutally honest about it.”
Royston said that in his view, both needed a “rock” to stabilize each other but instead they destabilized each other.
Ex-Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson divorced after 10 years of marriage (Image: Getty/Ron Galella Archive)
Rae claimed that much of what happened during their marriage haunted the couple and will continue to do so for many years to come.
He particularly drew attention to Mountbatten-Windsor and Ferguson’s links to pedophiles. jeffrey epsteinAuthorities said he committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Mountbatten-Windsor is accused of leaking confidential details about Britain’s business to Epstein while he was a government envoy.
he was He was arrested for allegedly abusing public office He was released under investigation on his 66th birthday in February. The former Duke of York has consistently and passionately denied any wrongdoing.
Ferguson is accused of maintaining ties to Epstein even after pleading guilty to raping a minor. He served 13 months in a US prison in 2008.
He described Epstein as follows: his “great friend” and the brother he always wished for.
