Sarah Ferguson caught in sting ...selling access to

[evanovitch]

har former husband...mi mummah...mi did tink she did mek millions wid di various tings she did after di divorce..so a so she spend money fass...

dem ha har pon flim tekking di dwn payment of 40K an saying 500K is not much fi wat she can deliver...

[evanovitch]

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, caught on tape in access-fo

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, caught on tape in access-for-cash scandal

Reuters May 23, 2010 3:31 PM

LONDON — Britain’s News of the World newspaper said on Sunday it had caught the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson in a sting, filming her allegedly offering to sell access to her former husband and UK trade envoy Prince Andrew.

According to the footage on the tabloid’s website published on Sunday, Ferguson appears to ask for $40,000 in cash followed by 500,000 pounds ($718,500) as a wire transfer, claiming she could introduce the undercover reporter to the prince.

Neither Ferguson nor Buckingham Palace were available to comment on the footage.

The News of the World said the prince, the second son of Queen Elizabeth and fourth in line to the throne, knew nothing of Ferguson’s claims.

And in the tape Ferguson makes it clear that her former husband "never does accept a penny for anything."

The sting is nonetheless likely to cause embarrassment for Andrew and the royal household.

"Five hundred thousand pounds when you can, to me ... open doors," she said in the film the newspaper said was shot at a London flat on Tuesday, before shaking hands with the reporter who had posed as a wealthy businessman.

"Then you open up all the channels whatever you need, whatever you want ... We can do so much."

The 50-year-old prince, also known as the Duke of York, acts as Britain’s special representative for international trade and investment, augmenting work by the business ministry.

The pair, who have two daughters, divorced amicably in 1996 after a ten-year marriage.

While Ferguson, also 50, has not achieved the worldwide fame of the late Princess Diana, she has found popularity and success in the United States and beyond, through a variety of television appearances, penning weight loss books and charity work.

[Peasie]

Re: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, caught on tape in access-fo

that trollop



<span style="font-style: italic">Actually I really don't care about those people and their sordid little lives. It's just one of the few times I recognize a &quot;celebrity&quot; who gets featured here in ja.com forums</span>

[evanovitch]

Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after tabloid sting
The Duchess of York has apologised for her &quot;serious lapse in judgment&quot; after she was filmed apparently offering to sell access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew for £500,000.

By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter, and Alastair Jamieson
Published: 9:43PM BST 23 May 2010

The Duchess also admitted her financial situation is &quot;under stress&quot; after the newspaper sting showed her accepting money for an introduction to the prince.

The Duchess was filmed last Tuesday night taking a $40,000 cash down payment from an undercover reporter working for the News of the World.


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The paper claims that, unknown to the prince, the Duchess promised to introduce reporters to her ex-husband, claimed he would help fix lucrative deals and she demanded a cut of all profits.

The Duchess issued a statement which said: &quot;I very deeply regret the situation and the embarrassment caused.

&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold">It is true that my financial situation is under stress however, that is no excuse for a serious lapse in judgment and I am very sorry that this has happened. </span>

&quot;I can confirm that The Duke of York was not aware or involved in any of the discussions that occurred. I am sincerely sorry for my actions.

&quot;The Duke has made a significant contribution to his business role over the last 10 years and has always acted with complete integrity.&quot;

The disclosures are embarrassing for the Royal family. The Duchess is the former wife of the Duke of York and mother to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, two of the Queen’s eight grandchildren.

In recent months, the Duchess, who is 50, has faced serious financial difficulties for the second time in her life. Earlier this month, there were reports that she was “on the brink of financial meltdown”.

In the mid 1990s, the Duchess of York faced debts of more than £4 million but she won admiration from inside and outside her circle for the way she buckled down and paid them off. She went on a four-year earning spree which included receiving £2.2 million for her autobiography. This enabled her to clear all her debts by early 1997.

This time around the full extent of her financial crisis is not known. Hartmoor, the New York-base company which she founded to encompass various business ventures, folded last year with debts of £650,000.

The Duchess also faces a High Court action for unpaid bills of nearly £200,000, brought by Davenport Lyons, the London solicitors who have acted on her behalf.

Only two weeks ago, Chris Rogers, a television presenter, launched a legal claim for nearly £20,000 against the Duchess, after she attempted to stop the publication of his book detailing the trip they made to Turkish orphanages together two years ago – after which she was the subject of an extradition request, later dropped, by the Turkish government.

After her first financial crisis, the Duchess chose to work in America so as not to embarrass the Royal family. If she had worked in Britain, she might have been accused of cashing in on her royal connections. The Duchess’s services were also more in demand on the other side of the Atlantic.

However, in the last two years, the Duchess’s finances have gone from bad to worse. Much of her troubles stem from the fact that she is no longer the £2 million-a-year international ambassador for WeightWatchers (though her aides say it was the Duchess’s decision to give it up). Her once-lucrative television appearances and her public speaking opportunities in the US are now few and far between.

The Duchess has retained a good relationship with the Duke of York, whom she married in 1986. At times, the Yorks, who separated in 1992 and divorced four years later, have even lived under the same roof, leading to repeated speculation they might marry one another again.

The Duchess accepts that she must take responsibility for some of her financial problems. “I’ve got overspending disease,” she once joked.

However, friends say she never received a substantial divorce settlement – unlike the late Diana, Princess of Wales who received a lump sum of about £17 million when her marriage to the Prince of Wales ended.

Those close to the Duchess deny that she faces bankruptcy and they insist that she is, once again, determined to fulfil her financial obligations and pay off all her debts.

A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said they would not comment on the allegations.

[faraway]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

hard to see how she continues living large without the funds to back it up...guess, like a princess in a fairytale, she always expects a rescue...

[Marilyn]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wanderer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hard to see how she continues living large without the funds to back it up...guess, like a princess in a fairytale, she always expects a rescue... </div></div>Credit cards, loans from well maning friends, residuals from the fat girl lost weight people. Alimony checks, who knows.Still ain't enough though.

[evanovitch]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wanderer</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">hard to see how she continues living large </span>without the funds to back it up...guess, like a princess in a fairytale, she always expects a rescue... </div></div>

the old , true and tried overdraft..the sustenance of the British upper class...no joke

[Q3210]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wanderer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hard to see how she continues living large without the funds to back it up...guess, like a princess in a fairytale, she always expects a rescue... </div></div>Credit cards, loans from well maning friends, residuals from the fat girl lost weight people. Alimony checks, who knows.Still ain't enough though. </div></div>

She`s a real taker. Takers always want and want more.

[evanovitch]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

mi a read update weh dem a seh har exhusban in jeopardy fi lose di wuk him a do..him is an ambassador who go bout getting investments fi Britain..using his royal pull etc

seems Sarah juss fly go LA an dem a report dat she look shaken coming off di plane...

[Q3210]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

These aristocrats still have the same appetites and gluttony that drove their ancestors to thrive on the backs of slave labour on sugar and cotton plantations

[evanovitch]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

well it is up in di air if she can be classified as a risto given har behaviour....not to the manor born, it would seem

[Q3210]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi a read update weh dem a seh har exhusban in jeopardy fi lose di wuk him a do..him is an ambassador who go bout getting investments fi Britain..using his royal pull etc

seems Sarah juss fly go LA an dem a report dat she look shaken coming off di plane... </div></div>

She does always seem a bit shaken. I thought it was her heels.
You know some never could catch the right balance.

[Q3210]

Re: Duchess of York sorry for 'serious lapse in judgment' after

Not ot the manor born. Did you mention Portia?

[faraway]

Re: Sarah Ferguson caught in sting ...selling access to

If I were a friend or acquaintance, knowing her history, I wouldn't loan a dime...and I am sure Andrew still pays for most of his daughters' upkeep...