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Five Things to Know About Will & Kate's Wedding Officiant
Originally posted 12/15/2010 11:10AM
Sure, the eyes of the world will be trained on a certain prince and his fiancée in Westminster Abbey on April 29.
But they won't be the only ones to see in the wedding ceremony of the century. Meet the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, who will officiate on the big day.
1. He's a poet
The spiritual head of the Anglican Church of England, Williams, 60, was born and raised in Swansea, Wales and, like the Welsh hero Dylan Thomas, he enjoys writing poetry. He's published two books of poems and shares Prince William and Kate Middleton's love for Wales.
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Duchess Fergie: I Was 'Out of Control' with Financial Desperation
Originally posted 06/01/2010 01:10PM
Sarah Ferguson first got embroiled in a cash-for-access scandal because she was trying to help a friend in need of cash, the Duchess of York now says – but her own financial desperation got her in even deeper.
"A friend of mine needed $38,000 urgently," Ferguson said Tuesday on The Oprah Winfrey Show, though she didn’t identify the pal in need. Ferguson then decided at the last minute to ask for even more money for herself – about $725,000 – and though she didn’t have specific plans for the money, she said of her debt, "I was so out of control with desperation where I’d reached a point of no return."
Ferguson, 50, was caught on video accepting money in exchange for promising access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew. The man posing as a businessman willing to pay for the privilege was an undercover reporter for the News of the World.
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Sarah Ferguson: I Was Drinking at Time of Video Sting
Originally posted 05/31/2010 01:50PM
Sarah Ferguson says she's yet to see the sting video of herself accepting $40,000 in exchange for access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew. But she knows where her mind was when it happened.
"I haven't faced the devil in the face because I was in the gutter at that moment," she tells Oprah Winfrey. "So I'm aware of the fact that I've been drinking, you know, that I was not in my right place."
The 50-year-old Duchess of York has previously said she was "devastated" by the scandal. On the tape, she tells an undercover reporter, "I can open any door you want" to Andrew, a British trade representative.
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Duchess Fergie to Explain Herself on Oprah
Originally posted 05/27/2010 07:45AM
Sarah Ferguson's road to renewing her reputation will take a major leap on Tuesday, when she appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show and talks about her recent scandal, reps for the program have told PEOPLE.
The interview is due to be taped Friday.
As it is, Ferguson is already displaying a stiff upper lip, and even a sense of humor, only days after being exposed trying to sell access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew.
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Did Prince Andrew Forgive Duchess Fergie for Latest Scandal?
Originally posted 05/26/2010 01:45PM
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, may be still feeling the embarrassment of being caught on tape attempting to sell access to her former husband Prince Andrew. But a new report in the U.K.'s Daily Mirror suggests that her ex has already moved on – and is ready to forgive.
According to the frontpage story the exes, both 50, had a heart-to-heart. The paper also claims that Prince Andrew will not kick her out of her mansion in Windsor, just west of London, where he's given her a home for nearly two years.
When reached by PEOPLE, neither Fergie's spokeswoman nor Buckingham Palace had any comment on the Mirror's report.
Duchess Fergie's Latest Scandal – Caught on Camera
Originally posted 05/24/2010 07:45AM
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Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has apologized and says she is "devastated" after being caught on video accepting money in exchange for a promise of business access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, who is a British trade representative.
"If you want to meet him in your business, look after me and he'll look after you … you'll get it back tenfold," Ferguson, 50, is seen saying while accepting a $40,000 cash down payment from an undercover News of the World reporter.
"That opens up everything you would ever wish for," she says. "And I can open any door you want. And I will for you."
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Duchess Fergie Offers Marriage Advice for Kate Middleton
Originally posted 04/21/2010 10:50AM
Prince William may not have popped the question yet to longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton – but that hasn't curbed anybody's enthusiasm about their future union. In fact, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was happy to share some advice for Middleton based on her 10-year marriage to Prince Andrew.
"Remember that you're marrying a beautiful man you are in love with and remember to make time for him," she told Popeater, "because I didn't. Andrew and I spent 40 days together for the first five years of our marriage. I didn't know that would be the case, but figured it out two weeks after I was married."
Speculation that Prince William and Middleton will wed reached a fever pitch earlier this month after Tina Brown reported on the Daily Beast that the dates June 3 and 4 on the Buckingham Palace calendar were "mysteriously blocked out" for the possible announcement of their engagement, with nuptials to follow in November.
For more on Prince William and Kate Middleton's marriage plans, including when he'll pop the question and how she won his heart, check the newest issue of PEOPLE on stands this Friday
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Sarah Ferguson Brings Royalty to the Big Screen
Originally posted 03/04/2009 11:45AM
Sarah Ferguson spent more than a decade hoping the story of Queen Victoria's early life would be made into a movie.
And with Wednesday night's London premiere of The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt, she saw her dream come true.
The duchess – who co-produced the film – walked the purple carpet with her daughters, Princess Eugenie, 18, and college student Princess Beatrice, 20, who has a non-speaking role as one of Victoria's ladies-in-waiting.
Beatrice joked to reporters outside the cinema in London's West End, "If you blink you might miss me." She added that her "fantastic" day of filming was "so much fun," and that The Devil Wears Prada star Blunt made it "easy for me to relax."
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Princess Eugenie Busted in Her 'Birthday Suit'
Originally posted 06/14/2008 08:00PM
She went the full monty.
Princess Eugenie, the daughter of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and Prince Andrew was given a "wrist slap" after being caught frolicking naked at her boarding school, PEOPLE has confirmed.
According to Britain's The Sun, Princess Eugenie, 18, was busted at her posh boarding school in Wiltshire, England, after visiting a local pub with friends. The drinking age in Britain is 18.
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Sarah Ferguson: I Was Once 220 Lbs.
Originally posted 05/13/2008 09:40AM
During her "Duchess of Pork" days, Sarah Ferguson says she "used food for comfort," and her weight ballooned to 220 lbs.
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