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Ferguson's Absentee Motherhood: A Royal Scandal

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Sarah Fergusons Motherhood: A Tale of Nannies and Absences - Despite her public image as a devoted mother, royal authors reveal a different story. Ferguson, the Duchess of York, relied heavily on nannies and was often absent from her daughters lives. She would hold their hands for photos, then hand them off once out of sight. Her absence at school events and lavish getaways, which required extra royal protection, strained her relationship with her daughters. Recent emails about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein have further strained their relationship.

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Ferguson's Absentee Motherhood: A Royal Scandal

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Ferguson's Absentee Motherhood: A Royal Scandal. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 3rd, Sarah Ferguson has long boasted about being a devoted mother to her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. But royal authors now paint a different picture, claiming the 66-year-old former Duchess of York relied heavily on nannies and was often absent from her girl's daily lives. Sources say she struggled to handle the young princesses herself, passing them to staff right after photo ops or public appearances. At events, she would hold their hands for cameras, then hand them off once out of sight. Parents at Eugenie School, Marborough College, found it strange that Ferguson was hailed as mother of the year in 2007, yet rarely. Showed up at the gates. Trips with rumored lovers also drew backlash, pulling the kids from school and sparking scandals like beach photos with businessman Steve Wyatt. York suggests her own tough childhood, including her mother's abandonment at age 13 and later tragic death, fueled her need for approval and emotional ups and downs.

Meanwhile, lavish getaways meant extra costs for royal protection officers. Today, a mid-outrage over her Epstein ties, including taking the then-19 and 20-year-old daughters to see him soon after his release. The sisters stand by her publicly, though insiders say the emails have strained things badly and embarrassed the small. And emb alloraest the mall, an imbarienced mall, an embarrassed mall. An embarrased mall, an разбarased mall, an embarrassed mall, an imbarienced mall, an embarrassed mall. An employee eninnybers the mall. An embarrassment mall. An bears

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