Duchess Fergie had quite the scandal on her hands when the story broke that she was selling access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew for approximately $700,000. But Prince Andrew is reportedly not dwelling on the issue, even when Fergie offered to move out of the Windsor home she’s shared with her ex-husband for the past two years. A friend recently told reporters that when Fergie called Prince William to tearfully apologize, “He told her she had been set up and although she had clearly made a massive mistake, he wasn’t going to kick her out onto the streets. He knows she can’t afford anywhere–that’s why he let her stay at Royal Lodge in the first place.”
The couple wed in 1986 in an all-out celebration, complete with Nancy Reagan and Margaret Thatcher as guests, the 900 year-old Westminster cathedral, and over 30,000 flowers. Fergie’s engagement ring was particularly spectacular. Covered in diamonds, it featured a Burmese ruby to match Ferguson’s red tresses.
Despite the scandal, life goes on for the Duchess. Though her friends describe her as “remorseful and regretful” and “very, very fragile”, she continues to blaze a path with her charity work. Fergie emceed a breakfast at the New York Javits Convention Center, talking about the inspiration she finds in her work for her own charity, Children in Crisis.
