Sarah Ferguson (64) celebrated Christmas with the Royals for the first time since 1992. She is “grateful” for that, as the Duchess of York said on Instagram in a photo of herself with her daughters, Princesses Beatrice (35) and Eugene (33). “We enjoy each other’s company and are very grateful today. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it and Christmas greetings to everyone!” wrote the Londoner.
To kick off the celebrations, Fergie and her ex-husband Prince Andrew (63) went to St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham behind the high-ranking royals. The British royal family walked down the street lined with a crowd of people to the traditional Christmas service on the estate in Norfolk. It was the first time in 32 years that the duchess joined the royals on the walk, after she and her husband had a high-profile divorce in 1996.
Their daughters were also present with their husbands on Christmas morning: Princess Beatrice with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (40) and Princess Eugenie with Jack Brooksbank (37).
King Charles invited his younger brother’s former wife to join the family at Sandringham last year for the first time in decades. However, she had not yet attended church.
Shortly before, it was announced that Fergie was honored by the late Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) shortly before her death. As “Mail Online” reports, among others, the monarch had approved a funeral service for Fergie in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, followed by a burial in the royal family cemetery in Frogmore.
This special honor was bestowed on the royal by marriage because she is the mother of two princesses. After her infamous toe-sucking scandal in 1992, Beatrice and Eugene’s mother was banned from attending the royal celebration by Queen’s husband Prince Philip (1921-2021).
