Sarah Ferguson and Meghan Markle. Getty Images
- Sarah Ferguson told The Telegraph she doesn’t “really” know Meghan Markle and hasn’t “really met” her.
- It comes after Meghan said Ferguson, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, taught her how to curtsey.
- Meghan said Ferguson taught her the formal greeting before meeting the Queen for the first time.
Sarah Ferguson said she hasn’t “actually met” Meghan Markle, although the Duchess of Sussex said Ferguson taught her how to curtsey in front of the Queen.
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, 63-year-old Ferguson said she is not closely related to Meghan, even though the pair have relatives in common. Ferguson is the ex-wife of Prince Andrew and mother of Prince Harry’s cousins, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.
“I don’t really know Meghan. I haven’t actually met her,” said Ferguson, who is often referred to by her nickname “Fergie.” She went on to say that she spoke to her at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September 2022 and thought she “looked absolutely beautiful”.
Her comments come after Meghan, 41, repeatedly said Ferguson was one of the first of Harry’s relatives she met.
During her interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan recalled that Ferguson taught her how to curtsy before she first met the Queen in 2016.
“I learned it very quickly,” she says, laughing. “We just practiced right in front of the house and then went inside. I met her and apparently curtseyed very deeply.”
Meghan shared the anecdote in the second episode of her and Harry’s Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, which released in December.
Meghan Markle recreates the curtsy she gave the Queen when they first met. Netflix
“I just thought it was a joke,” she said, explaining that she didn’t think Harry meant it when he asked her if she could curtsey.
“It was so intense,” Meghan added. “And when she left, Eugenie, Jack and Fergie said, ‘You did great!'”
When asked if Meghan had “damaged” the royal family, Ferguson didn’t give The Telegraph a direct answer, but said the Duchess of Sussex had influenced Harry in a positive way.
“It’s absolutely not my place to answer that,” Ferguson said. “She made Harry very happy and that’s so nice. Honestly, he’s so happy with her. she really loves him And I think that’s beautiful – and that Diana would be proud of him and her lovely grandchildren.”
Representatives for the Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.
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