Did Harry And Meghan READ Sarah My STORY?

[@Jeanne90275]

Fergie was the original "Ginger Whinger." She used appalling judgement, then blamed everyone else when things went south. A veritable blueprint for H&M...

[@judywright4241]

Thanks for telling what so few seem to remember. She was Rachel BEFORE Rachel. Griping about staying in Buckingham palace! Instead I read again and again ‘Fergie never ran down to Royal Family’, not only did she but in getting close to Epstein, she took her daughters with her, bet THAT’S not in her book.

[@ellenritt7667]

I don’t care for her.

[@ellenrittgers990]

I think she bequeathed her intellect to her daughters, too.

[@Sassie1]

I find it interesting that there are common denominators with Di, Fergie and Rachel who, after marrying into the RF, created scandals. 1) Their parents were divorced. 2) They were, for the most part, raised by their fathers. 3) Each claimed they were "victims" of not just the newspapers, but of the RF and the firm's employees. Could it be that, without their maternal parent to guide them in growing up they lacked the learning of social necessities so much so that they over indulged themselves and became entrenched with their own entitlement?

[@purpurina5663]

Interesting. And perhaps the lack of a female presence makes them constantly crave for male attention

[@saviness]

Well put. Tired of these three women who would pass themselves off as important women , yet without marrying into the RF, no-one would ever have heard of them.

[@margaretmorris672]

Hi Shauna you make me giggle when talking about Fergie. She really was her own worst enemy xx

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Yeppers! Absolutely. She was absolutely clueless😮...😢

[@MsJoybird1]

Fergie deserved to be reprimanded for her behavior! Fergie can call herself a victim, but Fergie’s behavior was appalling!

[@lisalivingston6473]

The story of Sarah's jokes falling flat with the people suffering from a debilitating disease that left them unable to speak and confined to wheelchairs made me think of Harry's behavior visiting Nigerian military veterans who were amputees and encouraging (more like demanding) that they name their prosthetic limbs...ugh, so cringeworthy!

[@wg8859]

Ugh

[@barbrajustice4461]

I doubt that Harry has read a book since Winnie the Pooh

[@barbaraallen435]

More like h had it read to him 😅

[@belinhell]

Don’t be silly- he can’t read anything at that level!

[@louise7552]

His next book will probably be a scratch and smell.

[@belinhell]

@@louise7552 😂😂😂

[@LyndieLouWho]

Harry probably either listened to the audio version or Megsy-poo read Sarah's book and told Harry her version of what it said.

[@HellBelle666]

YESSSSS!!!!!!!! Most definitely Nutmeg!!! Lying with a smile on her face! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@greeneyedcat717]

I remember reading that Prince Phillip and the late Queen were completely underwhelmed when they visited Sunninghill Park. Phillip apparently said that it looked like a bordello. Money can't buy taste.

[@jmac3482]

And Philip would know a bordello when he saw one!

[@margaretbarnes2032]

@@jmac3482 😂😂😂

[@vericarauza5830]

​@@jmac3482😂😂😂

[@Horsefeathers30]

Didnt Meg refer to Harry as, This One? I not only think she read the book, I think she studied it and made notes. She should have studied the outcome of Fergie's life and choices.

[@lalaholland5929]

Quite right. And if she thinks she has a right 2B back in the fold like Fergie she's nuts. The children always were with the rf and knew all cousins/aunts/grandparents no blackmail 4 access 2 kiddies. Fergie was all but cast out for 25 - 30 years(?). She has done more stupid things but never it seems out of malice. Has done some nice things, too. Never bad mouthed/blackmailed/threatened the rf.

[@joricardochard2824]

I honestly cannot feel sorry for Sarah. It seems to me she is stuck in an emotional and mental timewarp. She has remained stuck in her teenage years. From being the rude teenager to staff , to being the berated teenager, by staff. And like some teenagers, she behaves like a victim, poor Duchess, and is constantly wilful. Did Meghan read this book? I’d say yes, or at least the chapter headings! Thank you, Shauna, for a lively conversation. Sip

[@fayarmitage6877]

She read dianas books so yes she read her friends book ,as well as having weekly lunch visits with mr al fayed dodis father harry took her and she decided to continue herself ,lord knows what that grieved man filled there head with ,he was full of guilt it was his clapped out car his driver who was speeding,his security which did not keep her safe but felt the need to blame the duke who had a good thing going on with diana they would often meet in the kitchen having tea with the staff yes theres morecto megs than meets the eye

[@lalaholland5929]

​​@@fayarmitage6877think it's deplorable that dumb dumb was having any kind of relationship with al fayed - that he could take his fiancee to meet him! That is really appalling and shocking. How did MI5/courtiers not know/stop this? I quite agree - al fayed should have had better and more security 4 Diana & his son; more vehicles - despite the fact these nitwits Di & Do sent a team out to decoy the paps. Clearly the old man was hoping for a marriage. Should have done more to protect his investment.

[@cindymills9340]

You are so right about the wealthy and their nannies! When I retired from teaching I became a nanny for a wonderful family with two tiny babies! My duties were taking care of the kids, doing their laundry, making baby food etc. I did love it! That being said, when I accompanied the family on a cruise one of the other family members said "I could have used someone like you when my kids were little". I replied, "I could have used someone like me when my kids were young!" We all could use nannies!!!

[@africanborn2443]

Very apt riposte! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@hellpoint7534]

Private v public persona? What Meghan doesn't understand is that she had not earned the trust to see the private side. That was wise, considering her Oprah interview, etc.

[@SusanRobbins]

I love how, when you're done with someone, you're DONE! You keep your humor & your goodwill but when it's over, it's OVER & DONE!

[@krisy-in-italy]

I must agree with your observation Susan! 😂 I also have to agree with Shauna though and although Sarah also pulled at my heartstrings in the beginning I am also leaning to feeling like Sarah is the poor friend always crying with a loaf of bread under her arm. She had so many opportunities presented on a plate to her yet wallows in the woe is me every time she follows her desire for fun rather than her duty to her reputation first of all and then her husband, children and her Royal role. I’m done with Sarah too. 😂

[@NiniM8154]

Add my name to the list. Sarah is not my cuppa.

[@BzyBLady4U]

​@@krisy-in-italy So tired of immature and low class behavior being glorified. Never a fan of Sarah, she was always acting so juvenile and needy. Do hope she recovers from her health challenges and enjoys those beautiful grandchildren.

[@lalaholland5929]

​@@BzyBLady4Unicely said.

[@Kari_B61ex]

These self-entitled people wind me up! They appear to be never satisfied... "Oh woe is me"

[@alidabotes6264]

The poor Queen must have been exasperated & exhausted with this bunch! She didn't deserve it.

[@micheletorimaru9348]

Diana and Sarah acted exactly the same way. Both. Were Spoilt Brats. In My Opinion. Both had Many Affairs.

[@alidabotes6264]

@@micheletorimaru9348 Absolutely right. They thought nothing would stick to them. Entitled brats.

[@caroshmarow]

I have never warmed to Fergie, but I understand that she had severe abandonment issues stemming from her formative years when her Mum ran off with another man and moved to Argentina. Whilst her Father was consistently critical of her and never gave her the approval she craved. Seems to me that she was a pleaser who lacked boundaries or an understanding of who she was. However, she not a bad person. I think she craved intimacy and love, hence her ultimate inappropriateness after then feeling abandoned from her new Husband. Conversely, MM also had an absent Mother during her formative years but unfortunately, her Father over compensated and the impact clearly manifested itself as narcissistic personality disorder. No empathy, no family values or emotional awareness and a compulsive liar amongst other flaws.

[@nolaparker9574]

Both MM parents are narcissists, I believe it is genetic.

[@elizabethmadron1336]

I have Narcissists in my family going back several generations. Also one in the next generation That proves it is genetic.

[@alidabotes6264]

Like MM she constantly lied! I just never took to her. She & Diana acted like spoilt teenagers & made sure the attention was on themselves, all the time. I sympathized with Princess Anne.

[@sff3658]

You are right I like Fergie bcoz I see the childhood trauma she suffered and she was constantly trying to get her Fathers love and approval she looked for love in all the wrong places, she tried to hide her inner lack of self worth by being or trying to be the “class clown” and therefore making bad decisions, I feel sympathy for her, no actually more compassion she has tried to change her ways and has basically kept out of the limelight for years, I hope she does one day find her partner!

[@caroshmarow]

@@elizabethmadron1336 Same. Intergenerational narcissists on my maternal side, which thankfully my siblings and I broke the pattern. Furthermore, My research indicates narcissism is based on nature and / or nurture. Meghan, coddled by her Father whilst neglected by er Mother learned that the only way she could fill her painful void, was to stuff it full of luxury materialism.

[@Valentine3e]

My heart goes out to Sarah , what a super tough life; all those manicures pedicures, 💄 makeup’s makeovers designer clothes sports cars full time nannies drivers cooks gardener’s cruises 🚢 international trips 5 star hotels spas’s pools on and on must have been throughly exhausting ❗️Thank the Lord I was a just a single mother getting her own business off the ground from scratch. Clearly my own trials and tribulations pale into comparison with our poor dear Sarah, God Bless her tiny toes .

[@teachersusan3730]

😂😂😂

[@vericarauza5830]

😂😂😂

[@marileearsenault4749]

I might have to listen to the rest of the book. Andrew and Harry really picked two prizes. Fergie truly is a halfwit.

[@evelynn7827]

Spare curse

[@Anna-Bernadette]

Harry is no prize himself. He may even be worse than Andrew if the rumors about his abuse towards women is true.

[@marymiller2329]

Yes she isn’t the brightest. She married Andrew and then stayed with him even though she could have found someone else to love. Not the smartest

[@yachoobful]

Well regarding Andrew and Sarah and their halfwittery , I’d quote the famous old saying “it takes one to know one” so they were well matched 😂

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Lol...absolutely manic. I recall Fegie was also calĺed a "Breath of fresh air. " As was Meghan. In the BEGINNING!

[@CarolS-wf3dw]

Good morning Shauna, thank you for all the work you do to make your podcast interesting.

[@yachoobful]

I’ll second that, Shauna puts so much effort into her presentation as much as her content. I really appreciate the professionalism she has towards what she does. There are people out there taking subscriptions and not putting out anything as good as she is. She’s hands down got one of the best channels going.

[@Antikythera..]

Both Sarah and Diana had broken and disturbed childhoods. Catherine had a healthy, stable, and loving childhood. Unhealthy residues of childhood experiences can be overcome but a healthy start for any child does greatly influence adult life and relationships.

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Having an affair while PREGNANT? That is just all kinds of wrong on different levels.

[@alidabotes6264]

Absolutely! Yuk!

[@ellenritt7667]

She wanted $$$ like Meghan. Andrew like Harry didn’t have a big fortune. Sarah did not want to follow behavior protocol. But Sarah’s father knew everything as he worked directly for Queen. Sarah, like Diana was much too young to get married. I think like 22, to Diana’s 20 at marriage.

[@purpurina5663]

Imagine being that baby! 🥴

[@pameladigaetano8119]

@@purpurina5663 It is really sad to think about. My mom told me she never took more than an aspirin. A mother is protective...

[@BarbaraHardacre]

@@ellenritt7667 wasn't Sarah 26 when married.

[@quakegirlnz]

11.5 months pregnant … sounds familiar with someone else we know 😂😂😂 (Yes I did see the correction 😉)

[@krisy-in-italy]

Gave me a giggle the 11.5 months but it is true that most of us FELT like it lasted 11.5 months. 🤪

[@RosieES8288]

Good evening Shauna mm food for thought 🍾🍾 agree she did throw it away. Rachel doesn't have an original rhought of her own

[@BarbaraHardacre]

We say two peas in a pod but there is three, Diana Sarah Megan. They all knew what they were getting in to with the RF, though Meg denies she knew anything about them. Di heir to the throne Sarah looking for love, Meg just fame. So I don't feel sorry for any of them. Sarah and Meg just stop the whining. Or better still bugger off.

[@Jeanne90275]

I see Diana's predicament differently. Realizing your husband is completely in love with another woman and that he married you as an appropriate "broodmare" would destroy most women. Then she had to contend with the spectre of losing her children as her mother had...

[@BarbaraHardacre]

@@Jeanne90275 when Charles was asked about being in love he said what is love. That was a big ringing alarm bells, had Diana ever been out with other men before Charles, documented that she was a virgin, he had dated one of her older sisters. The late Queens mother and Diane grandmother instageted the marriage, which was good for the Spencer family. As a grown woman her and Charles had only seen each other about a dozen times before the wedding. She must have known about camilla. Yet still went ahead with the marriage. Very naive. And I did like Diana at the time, but as you get older and more things come out etc then you realise she was used as a brood mare but she lost that innocence and used the 3 in a marriage quip for sympathy, I felt like others Charles was in the wrong but they were really not suited. I feel like it was an arranged marriage. No winners only losers.

[@jmac3482]

They were all teenagers when married as was I. I understand them entirely. A horror in the living, a wild, crazy time looking back. Best forgotten.

[@JoH-jt5qj]

@@BarbaraHardacreDiana knew what she was getting into. She wanted the kudos. The ‘third’ person in her marriage was NOT Camilla but the children’s nanny. Diana accused Charles of having an affaire with her. She was paranoid before she married. Made Charles life hell they were total opposites . Remember she said herself she cheated first. Had multiple married men. Caused two divorces and had a restraining order against her for constantly phoning one of her lovers over 300 times. Charles only ever wanted Camilla.

[@africanborn2443]

@@BarbaraHardacre Diana had 'enjoyed' very 'active' relationships with boyfriends before Charles but chose well to ensure future discretion...they were all from the Aristocratic stable! When she married Charles he loved her very much. His comment on "in love" as opposed "loving someone" was a typical one for the Aristocrats....it's what Andrew said to Fergie before they were engaged. It's only the press who made a meal out of the analysis.

[@textrue9088]

When I was a mom with 3 little ones, I simply longed to go to the bathroom alone! They would be on the floor talking to me under the door! Don't even think about closing the door to shower! I remember getting a laugh from my 6th-grade students when I said, "The difference between dads and moms is: when the kids are quiet, Dad thinks it is a good time for a nap, but if the mom doesn't hear the kids, she knows they are up to something!" I always got a big laugh.

[@nancyjay790]

"Please don't get up"?!?! Good gravy! Not that it's to my credit but I used to visit a nursing home with a few people who had difficulty speaking (but I only did it because I had a crush on a guy who was part of the program), and I mostly just tried to listen to them and see whether I could figure out what they wanted to say. I finally figured out that one woman wanted me to sing a particular hymn to her, and by luck, I knew all the words, so once I figured it out, I could sing it to her whenever I heard the same particular garbled phrase. The delight on her face lasted with me long after I lost contact with my crush (as I still remember her).

[@leslieconlon2070]

I wonder who Sarah is trying to appeal to in this book, doesnt she realise how unrelatable her privileged-life pity party is to the general public?

[@virginiaconway374]

Ferge never moved to the USA because she liked being part of the Royals. Like most, they want the frills & money but not the dedication and work that goes along with it..

[@xakilegnadee]

Here is the thing, when you marry into the royal family (not just the British one) your life is immediately under the microscope. You cannot expect the whole monarchy to change and adapt to you. It is the same with jobs. You get hired and join an established company, you have to adapt. The company is not going to make changes for you. It’s already established and they have guidelines in place, because it works and has been tested.

[@angelaboschetto9106]

Justine skye roasts megan for copying her 43 per cent nigeria . Its all on line

[@angelaboschetto9106]

Please go on prime royal monarchy. Exclusive interview. Lilibets biological mother speaks out.

[@sandyschneider6792]

Get the book from the library. Free!!!!

[@aos8585]

@@angelaboschetto9106 is that a legit site?

[@Lainers2000]

Thank you, Shauna. I’m enjoying this. The more I hear, the more I it sounds like the original “Waaagh”.

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Her jokes are appalling. It is embarrassing. Also, when you are pregnant, you are the vessel to care for the baby. You care for every place and situation you place yourself and the baby. Everywhere you go and everything you do will involve your child. Doesn't she understand anything? As regards the pictures in HELLO, why no contract? Too much!

[@CMDDK]

Fergie certainly does a lot of whining for such a privileged person.

[@PaulDonnam-xs4kg]

Meghan had every Diana book going along with video that she was going to be Diana 2.0 when she wasn't Wallis Simpson.

[@loreensmith4864]

MM is Diana Markk 2. Harry's right there.

[@Anna_Key]

18:30 behaving like East-enders 😂 Back in the 80s and 90s was when I realised Diana and Fergie were just trailer trash who lived in palaces! These days, I'd say they were like "cashed up bogans". Not good. If they were all like this I'd vote for a Republic. But I keep faith in other Royals being better

[@isabelwright8910]

Never mind eastenders more like shameless 😂

[@JM-ni3on]

11 1/2 months pregnant - another thing she has in common with Meghan ?

[@Comet73]

Had the same thought!

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Was wondering about that!😂😂😂

[@ME-fo7si]

Slip of the tongue maybe. But haven’t read the book.

[@cindyroberts5053]

LOL!

[@LyndieLouWho]

Sip 😉☕️😂

[@karenvrieling2155]

Fergie walks like a cart horse, barges into things like a runaway train, and assumed that people would just love on her and accept her fir the way she was.However, it became old and tiresome and very uncouth. Yes initially she was a breath of fresh air, but her need to pull faces, joke around at the most improper times started to grate on people. I’m sure it was horrific to have the spotlight on you and you alone while your husband swanned off on his ship, but surely you learn a few graces along the way. I remember her being called Freebee Fergie as she always wanted everything for free!!!! It gets old very quickly. Great read as always thank you 👍🏼

[@purpurina5663]

Interesting how the other characters are written with much flair, almost to the point of caricature, while references to herself are in a very plain tone. Her supposed innocent cluelessness does get annoying.

[@sueanderson7735]

I have a yoga top that says 'Heavily Meditated'. It goes down well.

[@pameladigaetano8119]

Love it. People must do double takes for a re-read.

[@elizabethmadron1336]

If the men in gray suits (Mr Z) told Sarah off why couldn't they tell Meghan off? Where they scared to be called racist? It seems to me that Meghan (and Harry)was handled with kid gloves. This was a big mistake by the royal family.

[@cornelia9778]

M would no more have attended a meeting with 3 men in grey suits than fly to the moon and I’m sure they knew that. She had major attitude and it was very obvious to all I’m sure.

[@elizabethmadron1336]

@cornelia9778 she would have been forced to and received a dramatic cut in her clothing allowance if I was running the royal family. Fight fire with fire.Her crappy behavior would have been nipped in the bud immediately if I was in charge.

[@helenacuch9010]

Hi shauna I love ❤️ your lamp and your channel. Thank you 😊

[@mariannestrype9818]

I thought working Royals could not accept money for magazine pictures and articles. She should not have taken money from Hello Magazine in order to put in a tennis court.

[@mrj6792]

Great to see you back Shauna. Throughly enjoy your book reviews. X

[@Disco1000]

❤Yay Shauna!❤️🇦🇺🦘❤️Love all your vids! Great collabs too! Very much enjoyed the Scandalous Chaps! 10/10! Thank you!🥰🥰🍿🍿🍿🍿

[@marionrichardson1523]

For some one who is a people pleaser you would think she would be more aware. Even so Andrew was as helpful as a chocolate teapot.

[@Anna_Key]

Right. Chances are her "people pleaser" claims are as valid as some people's claims that they put "too much of themselves" into helping others and "need to focus on self-care"... when in fact, all they ever do is "self-care"

[@purpurina5663]

I was gonna say! She declares herself a people pleaser, but not many people are pleased either in the book or now...

[@marierex8490]

Gauche, gushing, over-exuberant and ungainly is how I see Fergie. She's always popping up for this, that and the other enjoying the attention and probably seeking love.

[@angelaturner4376]

Fergie was alway rough around the edges plus she walks like she just got off a horse 🐎 She's never changed

[@SkyeandsSummer]

Good Morning Shauna from Scotland 😊😊😊

[@msbeaverhausen7226]

I find that Sarah has always been immature and unwilling or unable to take responsibility for her actions. Sarah seems to live in a way in which she believes that doing one public good deed will erase any previous and multiple bad deeds. She also very oddly acts as the victim and the hero at the same time. She wants sympathy as well as praise. She tries to be posh, yet she is so very vulgar in so many ways. I think she would be exhausting to be around. I think The Windsors did great job in portraying her🤣🤣 Have you read Lady C's "The Royal Marriages"? It is a fantastic read !! Sip🥤🥤

[@gonefishing167]

Hmm 🤔. Think I’d take some of what Sarah is saying with a pinch of salt. I may not be an aristocrat but even I’d know you don’t take, or greet, someone at the sovereigns entrance! Get eugenies late birth. My daughter was posterior breech. Ouch! She’d been turned but, being a big baby, had turned herself back. Stress does not cause it either! She acts sometimes with naivety , stupidness and arrogance - all at one. Not trying to be rude just trying to understand her sometimes. She’s like a train at full speed. 🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@Ciao_Bella]

I'm loving this segment...I've laughed so many times my husband had to come in and ask what I was watching. But Sarah was a cheater and a bumptious fool and HLMTQ was extremely kind to her...perhaps because Andrew turned out to be such a gullible shit.

[@queenofdarkdawn14]

Prince Andrew sound like a very weak, selfish man.

[@SharonSeaver]

Good morning, Shauna 😊❤

[@helencoleman6254]

I love your books and talks also I have discovered all the other channels too. Thank you.🤩

[@gremlin5622]

We can only take Sarah's word for her recollections. Imo, she's untrustworthy. She's the little girl who whipped her pony. She seems insensitive to others and very sensitive to herself. She held a housewarming the day of her mother's husband's memorial so her mother had to attend? It's so selfish!! To be fair the late-QEII didn't brag about being a wonderful mother or whinge about not being with the children. Different times.

[@louise7552]

All geared up for this chapter. 😊😊❤

[@flyonthewall8122]

Meghan wouldn't've had to read the book. She could've spoken with Sarah directly & I think she did. Birds of a feather. Sarah would certainly have heard the rumors about Meghan & Andrew. I think they had several conversations & oh, what I would give to truly have been what my moniker suggests.

[@nancyjay790]

I personally think Meghan did a lot of research on all the mainline royals. I've heard people say her Tig account briefly covered Prince William, and some of her then-close friends said Meghan watched William's wedding to Catherine as it happened, not the highlights many Americans watched during their daytime hours.

[@sandram44]

Loving your review and I don't think Sarah will ever change. Listened to your podcast with the Scandal Mongers last night and you were fantastic. You really held your own against Phil Craig's comments about Meghan and Harry. Good job and they only had very complimentary things to say after you cut out!

[@susanthomson510]

Hi Shauna just wanted to let you know dogs aren’t the only ones who get a bit confused every time you mentioned Sarah by name my “Siri” came up hahaha

[@nasvawda941]

All 3 seem to have absent mothers. Diana's mother also wasn't around.

[@Anna_Key]

That's a good pick-up! Luckily Princess Catherine is focusing on the early years. Maybe because she has seen the dreadful effects of Diana, Fergie, Harry and now Mehgan

[@jmac3482]

The patriarchy on steroids!

[@Anna_Key]

@@jmac3482 "absent mothers" is caused by the exact opposite of patriarchy because the men have no control over anyone.

[@loreensmith4864]

Diana saw her mother a lot. She tried to take them with her, she didn't bolt as Diana liked to say. She had nannies. Boarding schools and wouldn't be brought up by her mother anyway.

[@advancedwatcher]

Oh, goodness. That conversation with the man with MND!

[@dorcas9114]

I cringed at that!

[@369blueneptune]

@8:20 - Shauna, I hooted when you said: "She was 11 1/2 months pregnant "😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jackiegould1569]

I didnt realise that she came from a wealthy family or that she was so entitled. I still havent got over the fact she thought it was OK to throw typewriters out of the window. Not only is that vandalism but what if someone had been walking by. its rather like she never learnt to behave and joining the RF wasnt going to make her start. Ive gone right off her now. 😂😂😂

[@chimerat8012]

What amazes me about Fergie, assuming it is true, is that she was Head Girl at her school. I remember someone commenting that she would be absolutely perfect working behind a bar.I agree.

[@jackiegould1569]

@@chimerat8012 Oh yes - she would be perfect in a bar! No there is a job she and Adrew could do together - run a Free House.

[@susanfarmer6091]

I wonder how much is exaggerated- I can't believe that the conversation with the courtiers happened like that, or at that time if her pregnancy.

[@barbaraallen435]

I don't think the 3 courties would have spoken to Sarah like that .

[@Meems56]

I’ve always considered the York family untrustworthy time wasters. Original grifters!

[@aos8585]

so true. The Yorks always left one feeling there is something really shifty and untoward about them.

[@laureprowin9232]

Shona, you make me so laugh in your video ! your very theatrical way of impersonation is remarquable ... and now I am looking for a french version of her book. My thoughts on this video : Sarah, Diana & Meghan come from disfunctional family & they didn't stay in the RF. I don't know the story of Sophie, Duchess of Edimbourg but she seems more balanced than this 3.

[@marycahill546]

I read this book many ears ago. My mother, an ardent royalist, had poor vision, and she used to ask me to read aloud all manner of royal books and magazines to her. Her reaction to Fergie? "We are not amused!"

[@thevintageread]

Wise woman!

[@jgfreer8322]

We only have Sarah’s word for how that interview went down .. and I would not be at all surprised if considerable hyperbole was employed in her dramatic recounting of that event.

[@naturalmagic4128]

Greetings Shauna! FYI, I'm convinced the Megs also read Lady C's book about Princess Diana. Have you heard the phrase, "Too much of a coincidence to be a concidence"? As you read through it you cannot miss the blueprint for all of Megs' behavior clearly laid out on a platter. How odd, inhuman and robotic to have no originality whatsoever. Even Lady C admits her copying the book is quite likely.

[@joricardochard2824]

I’m here for it.

[@Bergantin23]

What you are commenting is so perfectly said. There is nothing mysterious about THAT other woman. It simply takes time to find her script. Thanks Shauna.

[@marymiller2329]

Beatrice looks so much like Queen Victoria

[@athenab9956]

she sounds like an extremely myopic, self absorbed individual. my mother watched the engagement interview of Andrew and Sarah and she asked me why Andrew made a certain comment. a reporter made a comment about her needing a new wardrobe ,etc for her new life and Andrew responded by saying "she's my mother's choice, let her buy her clothes". i was quite astounded by that. the only thing i can think of is that it wasn't his choice to marry her. date her yes, marry her no. if she wasn't good enough to be a lady in waiting to Diana, what made her good enough to be the wife of a prince.

[@purpurina5663]

😮😮😮

[@ringwe]

To me, Sarah sounds like a silly woman, but not one who is mean.

[@libbyfisher9817]

Thankyou Shauna love it. Look forward to Sundays interview hope you relaxing

[@flossey100]

Great listening to you and thank you for all your research of this book…💖💖💖 Melbourne

[@charmainerichter6954]

Hi Shauna, good episode as usual! I agree with you, no more sympathy for Sarah: irresponsible and selfish like a bratty teenager. I guess she has learned since.

[@ME-fo7si]

Excellent review. Love the humour. You really should write a book, you capture the funny side of life’s experiences.

[@partlycloudy3519]

Im still excited about chapter 13

[@maggierayner9408]

Hilarious presentation! Loved it! Thanks for the entertainment to start my day.🇨🇦

[@Donna_Relaxing]

You JUST do NOT know how VERY VERY much I am enjoying this!!!!

[@sc3942]

If Andrew had "short leave" and spent those days holidaying with Fergie only ... when did his daughters see him??? Sounds like there was not much quality time for those girls with their parents at this stage of the marriage.

[@CarolMartin-xm1ri]

Full circle eh - back in the royal compound? and with that person - because no one would have either of them?

[@saritamullins8294]

I've thought the same thing. Who would have either of them so back together for Frick and Frack.

[@belinhell]

Shauna your background is perfect 👍

[@marjorie619]

Will you comment on Fergie’s behavior at Cannes? She looked great except for the pony tail. But her shouting at the crowd to listen to her. What??

[@Emmajaymusic]

It was a rowdy crowd and Demi Moore also came up and had a go at the crowd. All a bit much!!!

[@2000konnie]

Ah, so Fergie probably made the suggestion for them to read the book - or she told them first hand. Thank you for covering this book.

[@jeanross7430]

I dont know if Sarah reveals this particular incident but somebody was moving flat and a packet of very embarrassing photos were found on top of a wardrobe and Sarah was in compromising pictures, this may have been with Bryant. The toe sucking incident was later. This was hard on the heels of a plane incident where she had clowned around throwing things and putting a paper bag over her head? Cringe.

[@louise7552]

I would have put on my best Australian manners and politely told the 3 courtiers to FXXK OFF. 😊

[@SkyeandsSummer]

🤣🤣🤣

[@QueenOfScorpions]

😅😂🇦🇺🦘

[@mariannestrype9818]

Not back in the 80s a woman would not have said that to the Queens staff. Things have changed now.

[@carolynbasham9749]

I've always had a fondness for Sarah Ferguson. She wears her heart on her sleeve and has the same human frailties as we all do

[@heathergriffin537]

Agreed New Zealand

[@lindamarskell6815]

The book confirms my opinion of Fergie of what you see is what you get and no hidden depths. If she visited my city, I wouldn’t rush to wave a flag! I did see King Charles when he came to Milton Keynes when he was touring the UK trying to be seen as much as possible, there wasn’t a huge crowd because it was a lowkey visit to the local Playgroup Centre but what struck me was he was a lot smaller than I imagined. 🇬🇧

[@lorih6933]

I have rarely read a memoir that wasn’t whiny and full of excuses for poor behavior. This one is no different.

[@jennyhunter-beckinsall6411]

I must say Shauna i also dont like Sarah very much. I find her quite painful. But in saying that her ex is no great favourite of mine either.

[@fayhart6355]

I agree victimhood runs through them like Rock at the fun fair Sadly 🤮

[@DorothyGrace-or5iq]

Thank you Shauna for making me feel normal!

[@JustCallMeRoyal1]

I remember reading somewhere that Meghan actually uses social media. She knows what we're talking about her. Some of the crazy opinions she read and actually turned them into reality while the honest advice she ignored.

[@helenmitchell6163]

Sarah sounds like a fluffy head.

[@nancyjay790]

I always kept the birth order of Beatrice and Eugenie straight by thinking of it as being alphabetical. I doubt that was intentional, but it served as a memory trick, especially when they were very young and hard to differentiate.

[@debrawhite751]

Shauna, when Sarah talks about the hated "Grey Nen", only think about who the chief Grey Man was - Sir Robert Fellowes, the brother-in-law of Diana (married to her sister, Jane)! Diana and Fergie called him Bellows behind his back because of how he would berate them for their behavior. Think of the stress poor Lady Jane would have felt - torn between loyalty to her sister and her husband. It put a rift between the two sisters. Take a moment to look at the video or pictures of Diana's sisters on the tarmac with Prince Charles when they received Diana's coffin from Paris - Sarah looks composed, but Jane looks absolutely grief-stricken, the result of unresolved tensions between the two sisters. The clash between old school propriety (Grey Men) and new generation rebellion (Fergie and Diana) cut very deep behind the scenes,

[@isabelwright8910]

Sarah was a bit too friendly with Charles I think she was telling tales on Diana my opinion 🤔

[@debrawhite751]

@@isabelwright8910 Perhaps they were telling tales on each other. We know for a fact that Diana had friends in the media and she leaked stories about Charles. It's not that farfetched to believe she leaked stories about Fergie to take the spotlight off of herself.

[@janscott7565]

Prince Phillip wasn't the only royal who could say some strange and controversial things. Sarah seems to have little or no boundaries, does she? They live on a different level in that bubble of privilege. Thanks Shauna for another great review. I do hope you have a relaxing break and come back fired with enthusiasm about a book you're dying to share with us. Take care.

[@beverleightodd5710]

The difference between Diana's tennis court and Fergie's is that had Charles agreed to it the money would come from the Duchy of Cornwall, not the Queen's purse, the Duchy of Lancaster.