Sarah Ferguson’s Twitter announcements continue to attract critical comments. I have been wondering who sees them and what effect they have. I am not alone:
“To the staffer running this Twitter account; are you relaying the negative responses to these incredibly inappropriate attempts to sanitise the image of the house of York back to Duchess or is that too risky?”
Some people do shoot the messenger...
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“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Richard Lugner is a billionaire Austrian entrepreneur in the construction industry and a society figure.
He invites an international A-List celebrity to his shopping mall each year and takes them to his box at the prestigious Vienna Opera Ball.
He pays them a generous fee to attend his events.
In 1997 his guest of honour was Sarah Ferguson. She was the nearest he ever came to bagging a British royal! I wonder how much he paid her and how long the money lasted.
Richard Lugner and his wife Christina getting Sarah Ferguson's signature at the Lugner City shopping centre:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Yet another good comment on the Duchess of York’s Twitter:
“...can you please tell the duchess how counterproductive it is to keep plugging away at this lame and inappropriate campaign to sanitise the York family image...”
Very true, but if she did call it a day with the story telling, we wouldn’t get any more of this:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Sarah Ferguson is still reading her stories for children every day on YouTube.
People commenting on her Twitter won’t let her forget about Prince Andrew and Epstein; they find ways to relate her stories to the case.
For example, when she was talking about food they suggested pizza, and when she read The Wheels on the Bus they reminded her of the yellow school bus asking people to report Prince Andrew to the FBI. They have posted a few relevant pictures, including the one of Ghislaine Maxwell sitting on the throne.
They have also made rather unkind remarks about her increasingly deranged appearance and bizarre headpieces. This comment from today is the best so far:
“Did you borrow that weird hat from one of the Rothschild's Illuminati parties from the 70's??”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“Wonder if Ghislaine is singing like a mermaid? You might need to get a job if she is. Heard Aldi are hiring”
“I can't wait for the reading of 'The Singing Socialite'”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Sarah Ferguson’s increasingly rough appearance has been attributed to stress caused by the Epstein case, however these pictures from 2008 show that she has always looked like that when not posed, dressed and made up and photo-shopped:
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"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Presumably it is the news about Ghislaine Maxwell staying in prison that has eased the pressure a little.
Today’s pictures of the Yorks speak for themselves:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“Sarah Ferguson's reinvention amid the coronavirus lockdown has won over a new legion of fans, according to a royal expert.
Camilla Tominey told how due to the circumstances surrounding her ex-husband Prince Andrew's links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, it would have been all too easy for the Duchess of York, 60, to have used lockdown as an opportunity to evade the public eye.
Instead, she has been at the forefront of the Royal Family's response to the global crisis with her volunteering efforts, and even launched a daily YouTube show, where she reads a series of different children's books to help keep the little ones entertained during the pandemic.”
She entertains people all right - it is a good comedy show and there are amusing comments on her Twitter page.
I remember that some of the ‘volunteering’ involved displaying and packing her friend Hermann Bühlbecker’s edibles - probably in return for payment!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Maybe the FBI could get an interview with Prince Andrew if they gave £500,000 to Fergie as the ‘’fake sheikh’ was asked to do. Private Eye had this at the time:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Are there any matchmakers out there? Fergie is on the market for someone:
“In a recent interview Fergie said: ‘I think any man who took me out would have to take on an awful lot. There’s the public scrutiny, a mad family – the Fergusons, I mean, not the other family – and two granddaughters of Her Majesty.
‘It’d be nice to have someone who loved me so much it didn’t matter. There must be someone out there who’s nuts.’”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“Sarah Ferguson has been keeping children (and adults) entertained daily throughout lockdown with her YouTube series Storytime With Fergie and Friends.
But the Duchess of York, 60, has an exciting new project in the pipeline - judging celebrities as they dance with horses for a new TV show.
Fergie has filmed the pilot for upcoming Fox production Dancing With Horses, where stars devise complicated dance routines with the animals.
A keen rider herself, Prince Andrew's ex-wife is an expert on the panel - and former ITV commissioner Claudia Rosencrantz has claimed she was 'wonderful' to work with.”
This is something to look forward to, assuming that the new show is ever made. Maybe in addition to being a judge, she will have a go at the dancing herself!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Fergie is still reading children’s stories on YouTube every day.
Critical comments are still being put on her Twitter e.g.
“Perhaps you should spend your time reading the unsealed Epstein docs instead?”
I wonder whether her strained expression has anything to do with those Epstein documents.
She has worn this blue dress many times recently, and she has those evil antlers again!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
According to the DM, Fergie registered yet another a new company this year: Rumpel Water Ltd. was incorporated on June 25th.
Her two sons-in-law were listed as directors, but both resigned three weeks later!
Online records confirm that Fergie is now the sole director after the departure of Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank and Edoardo Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi.
A spokesman for Fergie had this to say:
“’Both sons-in-law were going to get involved but then realised they didn’t have enough time to commit to it,’ he tells me, ‘so they resigned as directors.’
Rumpel, he adds, is a ‘water-cleansing company’ whose operations may ultimately be mainly overseas — although not at the moment. ‘It’s now dormant but will start up again at some point in the future,’ explains the spokesman.”
I wonder what the story behind all this really is! A typical comment:
“Clearly those guys are not as stupid as they look. They ditched her within 3 weeks!! Shes poison.”
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"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
There have been so many new enterprises that it is not surprising that I missed a few!
There was a Groundhog Day announcement in December 2019 about the launch new range of reed scent diffusers and flavoured teas called “Sarah Senses” and “Dark Nights”. No mention of scented candles though!
There was going to be an Amazon store for the products: no sign of that yet.
I guess that she spent a fortune on designing ‘the brand’:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
I wondered which company Sarah Ferguson would use to market her new range through - assuming it ever comes to anything. We have mentioned a few names earlier, but I decided to refresh my memory as some no longer exist. She has been a director of a string of companies, many started by her. As previously mentioned, she called herself Margaret York in some cases.
These ones are all dormant:
Solamoon Limited Loonasol Limited La Luna Investments Limited Philanthrepreneur Limited
An events company, a school trust, a new incarnation of the farm food and a film production company are still active, but they don’t look very suitable.
Gate Ventures is in administration.
Ginger & Moss was created to sell teas in 2015. They don’t appear to be doing much at the moment. Fergie handed over significant control in favour of Solamoon and Gate Ventures in March 2019.
If selling Fergie’s new ranges didn’t work last time, why would it work now? Avoid!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“Happy Happy Birthday My Dearest Beatrice. 8.8.88 at 8.18pm was one of the greatest and most proud moments of my life. You are unique and simply one of the most special people on this planet. Your ever loving and devoted Mum “
The number 888 was mentioned on the old forum, and Avacyn has posted some references to 888 in his Jack the Ripper thread here!
Yesterday’s picture:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
The pictures below were taken for an interview that Fergie gave to Harper's Bazaar in 2007.
Obviously they should not be compared with the picture above that was taken yesterday, but the pictures of her asleep in the taxi date from 2008 and show her real self at the time.
I wonder how many people and how many hours it took to produce these - and I wonder what the originals were like:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Reviews were suspended on TripAdvisor last November after Prince Andrew mentioned them in his disastrous TV interview. This led to a flood of fake reviews, which were deleted.
A few more joke reviews have been added recently - they will probably be removed too. Not very original, but these are not bad:
“I got my friend Ghislaine to get me an American hot from here and also some dough balls for Virginia. All gobbled up without any sweat.”
“I had the....can’t remember now but it was a fantastic pizza. I definitely didn’t buy a drink because I don’t know where the bar is in....this pizza express. Can’t remember what happened that night but all I know is I had a Ruddy great time here. Heating was broke but no problem because my arm pits were as dry as the Sahara Desert because I can’t sweat. Thanks Ghis and Jeff.”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
How many times has Fergie announced the imminent launch of a new range of flavoured teas!
Is there some symbolic meaning or secret Illuminati message here?
In 2014 the DM had an article about her pudding-flavoured diet teas, including jam roly-poly! Rhubarb fool and mint humbug were mentioned too, as was a range of ’mocktail’ teas.
These teas were created for Sarah by an expert, a master-blender. She was considering marketing them and was exploring commercial opportunities.
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
As mentioned earlier, Norwegian tycoon Geir Frantzen gave Fergie a car worth £150K - which she later sold.
According to this article from 2015, he did more than that for her:
“DISASTER-prone businesswoman Sarah Ferguson is launching a new venture — flogging tea bags for £25 in Norway.
The Duchess of York, 55, has joined up with four top chefs who run a catering company to the stars to launch online brand Fergie’s Flying Culinary Circus.
The business will sell high-end products such as posh tea, coffee, napkins and candles. Spokesman Karl Petter Ulriksen said while items were not finalised, packs of tea would likely range from £6 to around £25 for a gift-wrapped version. Napkins could cost up to £20.
Findus foods tycoon and ex-boyfriend Geir Frantzen, 48, is said to have helped broker the deal.“
The Flying Culinary Circus is a team of four Norwegian chefs who jet round the world cooking for celebrities. I am not sure whether the teas mentioned in the article are the pudding-flavoured ones or a different range.
Fergie and Geir Frantzen around 2008:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Fergie launched her Flying Culinary Circus in September 2015.
She linked up with Norwegian cruise and ferry company Color Line to bring out an ‘Afternoon Tea’ range of teas, jams, biscuits, cakes, plates, forks, sweets and candles.
She went on a 2-day ferry trip to promote her products.
There are no details of how much an afternoon tea cost, or whether or not the food was home-made. And yet more candles - for a tea!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
This one is horrific. It was taken just two days ago:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Fergie has been pictured with a long string of ‘friends’, business partners, billionaire tycoons etc.
I think that she is with the best of the bunch, the most suitable man for her - he even shares her hair colour - in this picture where he is on her left:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Financial worries and stress caused by the Epstein case would explain a lot, but there could be other causes. There may be more than one elephant in the room.
The recent, awful picture of Fergie reminded me of something I posted on the old CC forum. It shows Paula Yates in a terrible state, probably under the influence of something.
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
There are some posts about the Yorks’ financial and business affairs in the Royal Façade thread. Some of them belong in the context of Royals for Sale; in other cases more royals are involved in the deals - Zara Tindall and Gate Ventures for example - or with the same social-climbing businessman.
Fergie is in a class of her own. She deserves to have her activities highlighted here.
Allan Starkie (her financial advisor who as mentioned earlier went bankrupt and wrote a book about her that she tried to ban) has a tale to tell. He claims that in 1993 Prince Nawwaf (Nayef) Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – brother of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia – once deposited £50,000 in her bank account when she confided that she had debts of £2 million.
So what did he get in return? Some candles and flavoured tea? The DM reveals the deal:
“According to Fergie’s former personal assistant, Dr Allan Starkie, she gave Nayef the nickname ‘Rubber Lips’ after he planted a kiss on her lips over a candlelit dinner — and subsequently paid £50,000 into her account....
There are very many royal Saudis with similar names; I think that this is the right prince:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
There could be a film here, or at least a TV programme:
“Former U.S. Army officer Starkie, recalls how, at a previous dinner, the Duchess had brazenly asked the prince to pay off her overdraft. At the time, her debt with Coutts was hovering just under £2 million.
The bizarre story is detailed in Starkie’s book, Fergie, Her Secret Life, in which he wrote the prince was not flustered by the extraordinary request, merely saying: ‘Well I could consider doing that for a friend,’ before adding: ‘I would like you to prove to me that if I do this, you’ll never be in debt again.’
Fergie put together a business recovery plan and a second candlelit dinner was arranged with the prince in flowing robes.
Writes Starkie: ‘Once his lips had closed on hers there was no getting away; but somehow in the end she managed to break free. Sarah expected either another invitation from her spurned would-be benefactor, or never to hear from him again.’
As it turned out, something quite different happened. In early December 1993, she discovered as she was checking through her bank statement that £50,000 had been deposited into her account.
‘She was,’ says Starkie, ‘excited at the thought of her £50,000 kiss.’”
Never in debt again! I wonder whether he follows all the news about her. And how did he expect her to prove it?
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Saturday’s picture is even more alarming than the previous one.
There is a strange mark on her arm - it could be a bracelet...
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan