Critics are having a field day talking about Meghan Markle for quite a while now. However, the Duchess of Sussex was not always the favorite target of the British media.
Before Meghan Markle joined the Royal Family, Sarah Ferguson was every critic’s favorite one to hate. The Duchess of York is still dealing with all the negativity up to this day.
In an interview with Vogue, Sarah Ferguson opened up about her health concerns and all the media scrutiny that she had dealt with over the years. This just goes to show that being a royal is not all rainbows and butterflies, as there is a dark side to it as well.
“I eventually self-sabotaged. I didn’t think of the ramifications of my actions,” she shared. “I was at the bottom of the barrel. It was almost as if I wanted to be unlovable. But when I was at the bottom I wrote the book, Finding Sarah.”
Sarah Ferguson eventually made a six-episode mental health series called Finding Sarah. The Duchess of York used the platform to discuss her issues, hoping that other people who were dealing with the same issues wouldn’t feel alone.
The former wife of Prince Andrew also went to The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about her struggles. “It was difficult, but I’m here now – I feel the chains of my soul are freed,” Sarah Ferguson said. “It’s still difficult, though. In my speech at Misk, I was the last speaker, so many people had already left. I could’ve taken that as if I was boring. I have to cognitively change the way I think. I have to be aware and steer away from going down the negative route.”
Although Sarah Ferguson shared that she seemed to know what to do now every time she feels down, she did admit that things are still not that easy.
“You think you’ve said and done the wrong thing and that everything is wrong,” she continued. “I work very hard at it. The front pages can be cruel. You start to believe it. They say that unless they are perfect, it’s front-page news, and that’s hard.”
Meanwhile, Meghan Markle seemed to be having the same dilemma as Sarah Ferguson. The media and public have heavily criticized the Duchess of Sussex over anything. The hate towards the former actress got out of hand that Prince Harry and Meghan decided to sue a couple of publications in October.
