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Royal Rift: Diana Angered by Fergie's Memoir
10 Jun
Summary
- Ferguson's memoir allegedly angered Diana over a verruca shoe anecdote.
- Diana feared Ferguson might be selling stories about her.
- The friends' deep bond never recovered after the memoir's publication.
Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, who were once close friends since their teenage years, experienced a significant rift that ultimately destroyed their bond.
The estrangement followed Sarah Ferguson's publication of her memoir in 1996. It is alleged that Princess Diana was not only angered by Ferguson writing about her without consent but was particularly outraged by a specific anecdote.
According to author Andrew Lownie, Ferguson included a joke about contracting a verruca from one of Diana's shoes. This detail, coupled with Diana's deeper concerns about Ferguson potentially selling stories, led to an irreparable breakdown in their friendship.
Both women divorced their royal husbands in 1992. While Ferguson maintained closeness with Prince Andrew, Diana's relationship with Ferguson never recovered. Diana tragically passed away in 1997, a year after Ferguson's memoir, leaving their fractured friendship unresolved.
