Sarah Ferguson has thanked the hospital staff who discovered her breast cancer with a routine mammogram and performed “successful” surgery to treat it.

The Duchess of York, 63, is now back home in Windsor with her family after undergoing routine treatment for the illness.

The ex-wife of Prince Andrew and mother of his two daughters was discharged today from King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone, central London, where members of the royal family are often treated.

A spokesman said: “The Duchess would like to extend her huge thanks to all the medical staff who have supported her over the past few days.”

“She is also very grateful to the staff involved in the mammography who diagnosed her disease, which was otherwise asymptomatic, and believes her experience underscores the importance of regular check-ups.”

It has been announced that Sarah, Duchess of York has undergone surgery to treat breast cancer.

The 63-year-old Duchess is understood to have been diagnosed after a routine mammogram

The Duchess underwent surgery at King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone, central London, where members of the royal family are often treated

The author and businesswoman was discharged from hospital today and is back in Windsor with her family

Friends revealed that her prognosis is good because the breast cancer was caught early.

A friend explained: “It was a difficult time but she is very grateful to the medical staff who performed the mammogram and the medical staff who took care of her over the past few days, she is incredibly grateful.”

The Duchess’ spokesman added: “Sarah, Duchess of York, was recently diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer during a routine mammography screening.”

“She was told she needed surgery, which was successful.”

“The Duchess is receiving the best medical care and her doctors have told her the prognosis is good.” She is now recovering with her family.’

The Sun reported that the Duke of York, 63, and her daughters Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 33, are by her side as she recovers.

The grandmother of three was absent from Royal Ascot earlier this week as she was treated in hospital.

The Duchess is Patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust and spoke at a Breast Cancer Foundation gala in 2019.

Beatrice was spotted with friends in Glastonbury on Sunday, the final day of the festival, and was at Royal Ascot earlier this week.

The Duchess will apparently open up about her diagnosis and treatment in an upcoming episode of her podcast, Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah, which airs tomorrow.

Princess Eugenie, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and Princess Beatrice (pictured at Petra Palumbo and Simon Fraser’s wedding in 2016)

Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York pictured leaving the Royal Lodge in Windsor

Sarah, Duchess of York, at the London Book Fair in Olympia on April 18, 2023

The Duchess of York (centre) with her two daughters Princess Beatrice (left) and Princess Eugenie (right)

Sarah, Duchess of York, strolled through Venice last month shortly after the wedding of Australian Olympic champion Scotty James and Formula 1 billionaire heiress Chloe Stroll

The Duchess of York recorded an episode of her podcast the day before her hospitalization.

The King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone is a private hospital that has treated members of the royal family for decades

The Duchess of York’s elder daughter Princess Beatrice was seen today greeting friends on the last day of Glastonbury – while revelers held up a banner with a hilarious image of Prince Louis.

Beatrice, 34, was spotted with husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi this afternoon – the last day of the festival, which will be headlined by Sir Elton John to close the event.

Her appearance came after her mother, Sarah, the Duchess of York, underwent successful surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The Duchess is recovering at home in Windsor.

Meanwhile, among the multitude of flags waving in the crowd was one bearing the image of Prince William and Princess Kate’s youngest son.

The picture shows the cheeky prince at last year’s Trooping of the Color when he stole the hearts of many after grimacing and covering his hands up to his ears during the flypast.

The Duke of York’s daughter wore a long-sleeved black top, black skirt, white Adidas trainers and shoulder bag, and sported a pink bracelet.

Princess Beatrice (pictured second from left) and her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi (pictured hugging a friend) were spotted greeting friends on the last day of Glastonbury

Among the numerous flags waving in the crowd was one depicting Prince Louis at last year’s Trooping of the Color, grimacing and covering his hands up to his ears during the flyover

The Duke of York’s daughter wore a long-sleeved black top, black skirt, white Adidas trainers and shoulder bag, and sported a pink bracelet

She smiled as she hugged friends before heading towards left field.

Beatrice, who also attended the festival last year, isn’t the only queen to have visited the grounds of Worthy Farm in the past.

Her sister, Princess Eugenie, was there before, and her cousin, the Duke of Sussex, was photographed in the crowd with then-girlfriend Cressida Bonas in 2013.

On May 15, she shared an Instagram post confirming the first episode of Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah.

She explained it’s a “new weekly podcast about the ups and downs of everyday life” in which she’ll be “tackling some of the biggest and weirdest stories from around the world.”

In the show’s first episode, which aired last month, Fergie admitted she was “very shy” and said she trusts “too much” and “too many people.”

While her co-host Sarah Jane Thomson elsewhere teased that she wanted to know more about her, the king said, ‘Do I have a boyfriend?’ NO.’

Sarah Ferguson, 63, has revealed on the first episode of her new podcast that she “doesn’t have a boyfriend” but would like one (pictured with her ex-husband Prince Andrew).

And after her co-host asked, “Do you want one?” Fergie replied, “Yes.”

Her comments follow years of rumors that she would one day marry Prince Andrew.

Their unconventional relationship has since blossomed into what Sarah describes as “the happiest divorced couple we know,” with the pair seemingly spending more time together than in the decade they were actually married (when Andrew was often in the was naval service).

They still share a home together and live at the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, the ten-bedroom former residence of the Queen Mother, although this cozy arrangement could soon come to an end as part of King Charles’ planned remodeling of the royal residences.

And the couple regularly holiday together with their daughters Beatrice and Eugenie, leading to sporadic speculation that since neither Sarah nor Andrew later found love, there’s always a chance they’ll remarry one day.

These rumors received even more impetus after the death of Andrew’s irascible father Prince Philip, who in his later years refused to even be in the same room with Sarah.

When Sarah was asked head-on on ITV’s Loose Women program about the likelihood of a rekindling of romance, she brushed the subject aside. “Oh my god,” she replied to the show’s hosts, “You’re all fairytales, you all have your wands out.” “Andrew and I stand firm, we were parents together in the past and now we’re grandparents together.”

A former courtier who has known Andrew for three decades observes, “Their romance isn’t a big, passionate romance – they have separate bedrooms at the Royal Lodge – but it’s more about the deepest form of friendship.” It’s a very unusual one Relationship for a divorced couple, especially on the outside, but they are totally devoted and would defend each other to the death.’

In the first episode of her pocast, Fergie revealed she is “very shy” and said she trusts “too much” and “too many people” (pictured with her co-host Sarah Jane Thomson).

In another recent interview, Sarah described her relationship with Andrew as an achievement of which she is proud. “We are divorced from each other, not from each other.” We are co-parents who support each other and believe that family is everything. I am proud of the work we have done together in raising our children and maintaining a strong family unit. “Our watchwords are communication, compromise and compassion.”

It’s an unorthodox arrangement, about which royal author Penny Junor remarks, “It seems completely bizarre, and who knows what their relationship is really like.” Not only does Sarah stand silently by his side, she actually speaks out for him .”

Elsewhere on her first podcast, Fergie insisted she was “actually very shy,” saying, “I play small to make myself really small so I don’t get in anyone’s way.”

“I’m afraid that if I stick my head over the parapet I’ll be gunned down in flames.

“I come from a very stricken country.”

The Duchess said that while she can come across as a “very brave socialite,” the reality is that I’m deeply sensitive and terribly stubborn, and I’m very shy, which people don’t know.

She said she comes from an “incredibly brave” place, adding, “I’ve been on the treadmill since I was 12.”

She later said, “I need a little more left brain to become a little more business savvy.”

Far from being the first royal to start a podcast, Fergie has her own audio platform alongside the likes of Mike Tindall, Princess Eugenie and the Duchess of Sussex

“Maybe I trust far too much and too many people.”

Meanwhile, she also revealed how she confronts people who try to photograph her unnoticed.

She was describing an encounter in the security line at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 during a recent trip to Croatia, when she said fellow passengers “surreptitiously” had their cameras out.

She said, “So then I’ll go upstairs and say, ‘Would you like a selfie?'” and they’re like, “No, no, I don’t know what you’re thinking.”

“And then you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry, how can I assume you want a photo,’ when they did want a photo.”

In April, the Duchess said she was not offended at having evaded an invitation to the King’s coronation when she spoke on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, citing her divorce from Prince Andrew.

She told presenters Kate Garraway and Adil Ray, “I’m not.” [going]it’s a state occasion and when you’re divorced I don’t think you can have both.

“I’m divorced and I really love being divorced from my ex-husband, not from him but from him. It’s important to differentiate.”

She added that just because she “isn’t there for the state event,” she can still “be there” privately.

“It’s really nice to be a part of,” she continued, “and like I said, you can’t have it both ways.” Don’t sit on the fence. You’re either in or out, don’t worry.’

Sarah, who is divorced from Prince Andrew, said: “You can’t have it both ways, you’re either in or out.”

Sarah Ferguson has told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that she will not be attending the coronation as she is divorced from Prince Andrew

She added, “What’s great about this moment is family unity and I think Charles and Camilla are doing an amazing job of bringing family unity together.”

Elsewhere, Sarah said Prince Andrew “needs to be in the spotlight” so he can “move on with his life.”

The prince has been accused of sexual abuse by Virginia Giuffre, who claims she was trafficked by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

The Duke has vehemently denied the allegations, claiming he never met Giuffre.

However, due to the allegations, he lost his royal titles and is no longer a working king as of 2020.

She said: “He’s such a good man with Prince Andrew.” “He’s a kind, good man and I think he needs the spotlight so he can move on with his life and rebuild.”

Sarah, who shares daughters Princess Beatrice and Eugenie with Andrew, added that he is a “very good grandfather” to his grandchildren.

Later in the show, Ms Garraway asked what the late Princess Diana, who was close to Fergie, thought she thought of Prince Harry and Prince William’s current relationship.

She replied, “What mattered most to her was staying true to her heart, and her heart would say, ‘My boys have done really well, they look so happy in their own family units and they have beautiful children.’

“And that’s exactly what she would look at. She would pay attention to her attitude, and I don’t know, she’s not here to speak for herself, but speaking to you here, I would say that we should have a lot more kindness in life.

“We all need to stop being so cruel and trolling, lead by example, smile and be kind.”

It was reported last week that the Duchess is unlikely to attend the coronation next month – although Beatrice and Eugenie are expected to be there.

Sarah spoke to Kate Garraway and Adil Ray on ITV’s Good Morning Britain today

Sarah said she will be there for King Charles and Camilla “in private” and said it feels nice to be part of the family

The Duchess said that when you’re getting divorced in the royal family, “you can’t have it both ways, you can’t sit on the fence, whether you’re in or out, no nonsense.”

Sarah was pictured with her friend Princess Diana at the Guard’s Polo Club in Windsor in 1983

Royal commentator Tom Bower previously told Web that Sarah has shut herself out because of her past “conduct”.

He added that their presence “would provoke critical comments that King Charles doesn’t need.”

And expert Richard Fitzwilliams praised the king’s “extremely wise” decision as it has “been an embarrassment to the royal family for many years”.

But the apparent decision has caught some royal observers by surprise – Meghan’s friend Omid Scobie tweeted: “If true, that feels kinda cruel doesn’t it?”

Speaking about Sarah’s absence, Mr Bower said she will be left out “because she is not a member of the royal family”.

He added that she excluded herself “by her past behavior,” saying, “Her presence would provoke critical comments that Charles doesn’t need.”

Speaking about King Charles and Queen Camilla, she revealed they did “an exceptional job of bringing the family together.”

Sarah with the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1987

Some of Sarah’s most embarrassing moments included posting photos of her getting her toes sucked by her financial adviser John Bryan at her holiday villa in St Tropez, while they were also seen kissing, hugging and frolicking in the pool.

She is also said to have had a falling out with her once good friend, Princess Diana, after she claimed she contracted a wart after borrowing a pair of her shoes. They were reportedly still not on speaking terms at the time of Diana’s death in 1997.

And in 2010, she apologized after it was secretly recorded that she had offered to sell her access to Andrew for £500,000.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A roller coaster train derailed in an amusement park accident that left one dead and nine injured in Stockholm on Sunday, causing some passengers to fall to the ground, police and park officials said.

Witnesses described a chaotic scene in Gröna Lund Park when the front of the train appeared to jump off the tracks before coming to a stop and one carriage toppled to the ground.

“The front of the train partially derailed and stopped on the track at a height of between 6 and 8 meters (between 20 and 25 feet),” said Park Managing Director Jan Eriksson. “A total of 14 people were on board, one of whom died and several were injured.”

According to the regional government, nine people have been taken to hospital, one of them in serious condition. Three of the injured were children, all with minor injuries, it said.

Witness Ziba Assadi told Swedish broadcaster TV4 that she was standing directly under the Jetline roller coaster when she saw the wheel assembly of one of the cars hit the ground.

“Then the car stops and people fly out, fall out of the car,” she said.

Witnesses said two or three people fell out of the car, one of them grabbing onto the rail. Crime scene photos showed a man sitting on a beam beneath the stopped train.

“So he sits astride (on the beam) and waits,” Assadi said. “There was complete panic.”

The amusement park was evacuated after the accident and will remain closed for seven days to allow investigators to figure out what went wrong, park officials said.

“That must not happen,” said Gröna Lund spokeswoman Annika Troselius. “Security is the most important thing for us. And we would never open an attraction if we weren’t confident it was safe, so we need to investigate this carefully.”

Police launched a criminal investigation into possible charges of negligent homicide, assault and endangerment of others.

The 800-meter (2,600-foot) Jetline roller coaster opened in 1988 and was renovated in 2000, according to Gröna Lund. It has a maximum height of 30 meters (98 feet) and a top speed of 90 km/h (56 miles per hour).

Gröna Lund opened in 1883 and is Sweden’s oldest amusement park.

According to the partial results, the party of the former prime minister was ahead in the polls this Sunday, June 25th. This should secure him an absolute majority to form a “stable government”.

The Greek left is sinking. Nea Dimokratia (ND), which ruled from 2019 to the end of May, won the general election with 40.4% of the vote, ahead of Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party, which got 17.8% of the vote, according to partial results 30% of the polling stations. According to these polls, eight parties have passed the three percent hurdle to enter the 300-seat Greek unicameral parliament. Among them, the far-right Spartans party, supported by a former executive director of the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, Ilias Kassidiaris, who is currently serving a heavy prison sentence.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomes his victory, which gives him “a strong mandate”. As head of government from 2019 to the end of May, he had won a major victory five weeks ago with 40.79% of the vote. Syriza’s double. But this push had not given him the absolute majority that would be required to form a government without forming an alliance. The ND leader had ruled out forming a coalition and called for new elections, relying on an electoral system that this time gives the winning party a “bonus” of up to 50 seats. According to analysts, this election could actually guarantee 157 of the 300 seats in Greece’s unicameral parliament.

With that, Alexis Tsipras suffers another heavy defeat after Syriza suffered a severe setback five weeks ago, falling to 20.07% of the vote, down more than 11.5 points compared to 2019. The question of his future at the head of the party should now be open when, after the defeat on May 21, the former prime minister (2015-2019) and troublemaker of the radical left in Europe admitted to having considered resigning.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his polling station in Athens on Sunday that Greeks would vote for “a stable and effective government” for the next four years. For his part, Alexis Tsipras warned of “runaway government” in the event of a major right-wing victory and called for “a balance in our democracy and political system” with “a strong opposition” able to play its part.

Two potential obstacles could emerge for Kyriakos Mitsotakis. On the one hand, the possible fatigue of voters who have called for elections twice in five weeks. On the other hand, votes are crumbling, particularly on the conservative right, where three small formations are contesting the votes of far-right sympathizers and nationalists. However, the number of parties represented will have mathematical consequences for the number of seats allotted to the New Democracy. On Friday, he even raised the specter of a third round of voting in August, when most Greeks are on holiday.

In recent days he has urged the Greeks to grant him a large majority. Indeed, with the widespread departure from Syriza, the Greeks have shown an eagerness to move on from years of bitter financial crisis and bailouts under drastic conditions that have left them severely impoverished.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has also continued to improve its economic record, marked by a rebound in growth to 5.9% in 2022 and a drop in unemployment after the last decade of the crisis. During the election campaign, the 55-year-old Harvard graduate pledged wage increases, especially for the lowest earners, the main concern of Greeks struggling with the high cost of living.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has also pledged to massively hire staff in the public health sector, which has been suffering from a blatant lack of resources since the financial crisis and drastic diets imposed in many public services.

“Russian crisis reveals cracks in Vladimir Putin’s power system”. US Secretary of State Antony said: Flash. “At the moment we have no news of any military leader being ousted by Putin,” Blinken added, warning that “we’ll have to wait the next few weeks to understand developments.”

The uprising of the head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, showed “the divisions that exist in the Russian camp, the fragility of both its armed forces and its auxiliaries”. French President Emmanuel said so macronIn an interview with La Provence, he added that he “followed events by the hour and was in touch with France’s main partners”. “The situation is evolving,” he concluded, urging us to remain “very vigilant.”

There China supports Russia “in maintaining national stability”. That’s what the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website about the chaos created in Russia by the events surrounding the Wangner group over the weekend. “These are Russia’s internal affairs,” the statement said, according to which “China, as a friendly neighbor and a global strategic cooperation partner in the new era, will assist Russia in maintaining national stability and achieving development and prosperity.”

Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko, who mediated with Prigozhin yesterday to stop the advance of Wagner’s troops in Russia, today held phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. That’s what the Belta agency writes, as Tass reports.

“It’s the beginning of the end for Putin, he’s in big trouble right now.” Mikhail is convinced of that Kasyanov, a former Russian prime minister under Putin from 2000 to 2004 who has since been torpedoed as the tsar’s leading critic. In an interview with the BBC, Kasyanov claims that after yesterday’s challenge, Prigozhin “will go to Belarus first, but I think from there he will move to Africa and be somewhere in the jungle or something … Putin cannot forgive him for.” what he did to him. The Wagner boss, the former Russian prime minister observed, had “destroyed Putin’s stability and now his own life is a question mark…”

“The United States has always shown great deference to the Italian government. I remember Blinken’s “big words of appreciation” during the Farnesina boss’ recent visit to Washington. Foreign Minister Antonio said so himself Tajani while “In Half an Hour” answered a question about Joe Biden’s consultations with some European leaders on the crisis in Russia, which didn’t include Giorgia Meloni. “We are a great country,” added Tajani. “If Europe is staunchly defending Ukraine, it is also thanks to the Italian government. The European system is also supported thanks to our country.”

Shots in the air and applause from the crowd as the militiamen of the Wagner group They leave the Russian city RoFurnace (VIDEO) after their rebel march towards Moscow took place Stop about 200 km from the Russian capital Thanks to the mediation of Belarus. The fighters withdrew from the region Voronezh and from Lipetsk.

Less than 24 hours after the Minsk intervention, the leader of the private militia Prigozhinseems to have vanished into thin air. According to the New York Times, which cites intelligence sources, it was the US authorities informed for days about the boss’s plans the Wagner mercenary group.

ANSA agency

The New York Times writes it, citing intelligence sources (ANSA)

Meanwhile, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claims that the Prigozhin mutiny may have failed but the Kremlin is now facing a “deeply unstable” situation. Meanwhile, in an interview with Rossiya 1 recorded on June 21 and reported today by Tass, it said: Wladimir Putin He says his priority is drawing attention to the special military operation in Ukraine. “This is how I start my day and this is how I end it,” says the Russian President.

Zelenskyi in Russian: “Putin is no longer in Moscow, he is hiding”

The mediation of the Belarusian President Lukashenko yesterday was decisive.

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In particular, with regard to Minsk-Moscow relations (ANSA)

The Kremlin will not prosecute rebel militias and their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin will go to Belarus. After addressing his challenge directly to the Russian president, the militia chief announced that he would back down “to prevent a Russian bloodbath.” Yesterday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the militia’s actions as “a stab in the back by traitors”.

Russia, Prigozhin: “Let’s go back so as not to shed blood”

WHERE IS PRIGOZHIN?
Meanwhile, less than 24 hours after the retreat 200 km from Moscow, Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have vanished into thin airor at least be silent. The leader of the Wagner militia agreed yesterday in an agreement brokered by Minsk to leave Russia and initially go to Belarus with his men. However, it is unclear where he is currently. The latest information comes from last night and shows a video of Prigozhin leaving the military district headquarters in Rostov-on-Don after agreeing to move to Belarus. Under the deal, criminal charges against Prigozhin will be dropped, but many questions remain over specifics. As for the Wagner militants, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said they would not face legal action for taking part in the March on Moscow. The Kremlin “always respected their heroic deeds” on the front in Ukraine. But experts say, as with the deal, many questions remain unanswered about the fate of the militiamen after their short-lived uprising.

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The front pages of the main foreign newspapers (ANSA)

The Chechen commander Ramzan Kadyrov He confirmed that special forces under his command had been sent to Rostov yesterday and were ready to intervene against Wagner’s forces, but then “the situation ended, thank God, without confrontation”. Yesterday, Kadyrov said he was ready to help Russian President Vladimir Putin “put down” the Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s uprising. Chechen Radio and TV Grozny said 3,000 Chechen special forces had been deployed to “areas of tension”.

NEW ALERTS AND ATTACKS IN UKRAINE
An explosion was heard on the war front in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilny reported to Ukrainska Pravda after an air raid alert on the city and the surrounding area. “The Air Force has urged local residents to stay in shelters due to the use of ballistic weapons from the occupied territory.” Even the Russian news agency Tass reported the blast, citing Ukraine’s Obshchestvennoye news agency, stating that “currently in the Kiev-controlled areas air raid sirens are blaring in the Zaporozhye region”. In addition, Russian bombs hit nine villages in Sumy Oblast and the city of Nikopol in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast during the night, killing at least one.