DUCHESS DISHES THE DIRT!

She's no longer a power player in The Firm but Fergie still has lots to say

Royal divorcee Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, proved she could still pull a palace-worthy crowd in New York to promote her new book, A Most Intriguing Lady.

The 63-year-old swept the American publicity circuit last week, and going by her headline-grabbing statements from the past seven days, it’s no wonder why...

ON... MISSING THE QUEEN

Sarah enjoyed a close relationship with her mother-in-law until the monarch’s death in September aged 96.

In an interview with People magazine, Sarah described Her Majesty as “my total idol”.

“She just knew what to do. She knew how to make people feel good.”

In another interview, Fergie insisted she felt “liberated” by the Queen’s passing. “It’s like I’ve taken the mental shackles out of my brain... I don’t know whether it’s the Queen passing on that I now think I can just sort of say openly what I want to say without worrying I’m going to offend somebody.”

ON... BATTLING THE PRESS

During her public weight battle, one British newspaper cruelly nicknamed Sarah the “Duchess of Pork” – and she remembers meeting the editor who coined the phrase.