Sarah Ferguson receives praises for her undying loyalty to Prince Andrew. A royal expert revealed she also chose to stay out of Princess Beatrice's snaps to show her support to her former husband.
Princess Beatrice tied the knot with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret on Friday, July 17. The Royal Family has released five official photos from the event. The snaps feature Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip but Sarah and Prince Andrew are nowhere to be seen.
Jenny Bond revealed the family consciously decided to "leave him out of the snaps." She told the Daily Mail that as a royal, everything they do and say was recorded and analyzed. So, she believed the Duke of York's non-appearance from the photographs "was done deliberately."
The royal commentator added the Duchess of York's decision to stay out of the photos, too, proved her "unwavering loyalty" to the prince. However, it seemed like their absence resulted in getting more public attention.
In addition, Bond also said that the fact that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attended Princess Beatrice's wedding, leaving their safe-lockdown home, showed how close they were to their grandchild. She explained Beatrice and Princess Eugenie saw how the public scrutinized their parents, from Sarah's scandalous toe-sucking snaps to Prince Andrew's friendship with the criminal sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Hence, Bond argued that Queen Elizabeth had been "exemplary supporting" the girls during these challenging times. This, too, might be the reason why she decided to hand down her dress and tiara to Princess Beatrice.
Meanwhile, despite their sour relationship due to the said "toe-sucking scandal," Prince Philip is, reportedly, also impressed by Sarah's loyal to his son. Royal author Ingrid Seward wrote, in The Sun, that the Duke of Edinburgh already forgave his former daughter-in-law's past mistakes and moved by her continuous faithfulness to Prince Andrew.
Sarah was once cast out from the Royal Family after she was photographed being intimate with the Texan millionaire John Bryan in 1992. She and Prince Philip, then, parted ways after her scandalous photographs went public, Express noted.
She was no longer invited to any Royal Family gatherings at Balmoral in the summer and Sandringham in the winter. However, Sarah managed to gain back Queen Elizabeth's trust.
She is, now, getting invites to re-join the family with her daughters -- Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Sarah, also, sets foot to Balmoral once again and attends races at Royal Ascot with Queen Elizabeth.
