{"id":84752,"date":"2026-04-26T20:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/inside-prince-andrew-and-sarah-fergusons-bonds-with-daughters\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:17:24","slug":"inside-prince-andrew-and-sarah-fergusons-bonds-with-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/inside-prince-andrew-and-sarah-fergusons-bonds-with-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson\u2019s Bonds With Daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">During <b>Andrew Mountbatten Windsor<\/b> and <b>Sarah Ferguson<\/b>\u2019s marriage, they welcomed two daughters together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Andrew, formerly known as Prince Andrew before he was stripped of his HRH titles in October 2025, and Sarah were married from 1986 to 1996. They welcomed daughter <strong>Princess Beatrice<\/strong> in 1988 and daughter <strong>Princess Eugenie<\/strong> in 1990, remaining friendly even after their divorce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s such a good man,\u201d Sarah said of her former spouse on <span class=\"s1\">a 2023 episode of <i>Good Morning Britain<\/i><\/span><i>. <\/i>\u201cI think the spotlight needs to come off him and let him get on with his life to rebuild. He\u2019s a very good grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Andrew was accused of sexual misconduct<i> <\/i>in 2019 and vehemently denied the accusations. He stepped back from his duties as a senior working royal at the time, which was finalized in 2025 when Andrew\u2019s brother <b>King Charles III <\/b>formally stripped his sibling of his titles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Prince-Andrew-and-Sarah-Fergusons-Relationship-Timeline.jpg?crop=0px%2C95px%2C1938px%2C1095px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson\u2019s Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Prince-Andrew-and-Sarah-Fergusons-Relationship-Timeline.jpg?quality=62&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Prince Andrew and Ex-Wife Sarah Ferguson&#8217;s Relationship Timeline<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAndrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson\u2018s marriage \u2014 and subsequent split \u2014 has become a major topic of discussion in British monarchy history through the years. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your email Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">While neither Beatrice nor Eugenie publicly addressed their father\u2019s scandal, they each took a step back from the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Keep scrolling to revisit Andrew and Sarah\u2019s relationships with their daughters through the years:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2002<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Eugenie was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 12 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMy mum caught my scoliosis early and I was lucky enough to get the help I needed at 12 years old,\u201d Eugenie wrote via Instagram in June 2024. \u201cI thank her so much for that and also thank her for the confidence to be proud of my scar. She <span class=\"s1\">removed all the stigma<\/span> around having scoliosis for me by confidently showing people what I\u2019d been through and it took all the fear and anxiety out of being different at such a young age. I am forever grateful and wish everyone to be proud of their scars.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2018<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:77.8%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium credit-added wp-image-4318425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300\" width=\"1000\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugenie-Wedding-GettyImages-1051968300.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Yui Mok \/ POOL \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Andrew walked his youngest daughter, Eugenie, down the aisle when she married <b>Jack Brooksbank <\/b>in October 2018.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2019<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The next year, <b>Virginia Giuffre <\/b>accused Andrew of sexual assault when she was 17 years old and filed a lawsuit against him. The former Duke of York vehemently denied the allegations before he and Giuffre settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Andrew navigated fallout from the scandal, his daughters remained quiet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEugenie\u2019s husband and Beatrice\u2019s fianc\u00e9 [<b>Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi<\/b>] are standing by them and are doing everything they can to distract the girls from the situation and calm them down,\u201d <span class=\"s1\">a source told <i>Us<\/i><\/span><i> <\/i>in December 2019. \u201cThere have been scandals surrounding Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in the past, and while this is the worst yet, they know that marrying into the royal family comes with its ups and downs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the insider, the York princesses were \u201cgoing through hell\u201d but remained in contact with Andrew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBea is talking to her dad most days,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beatrice and Edoardo threw a lavish engagement party that same month, though<span class=\"s1\"> Andrew was absent <\/span>from the celebration.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2021<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Andrew and Sarah\u2019s family expanded when Eugenie and Jack welcomed their first baby, son August in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHaving not had my own mother around, I\u2019ve always been determined to be a very present mother with my children, and I know Eugenie will be the same with hers,\u201d Sarah <span class=\"s1\">told <i>Us <\/i>in January 2021<\/span> of her daughter\u2019s pregnancy. \u201cShe is incredibly empathetic and will be a great mother. She is a very strong and determined person, always looking for the truth in all she does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Eugenie later welcomed son Ernest in June 2023, while Beatrice gave birth to daughters Sienna and Athena in September 2021 and January 2025, respectively. (Beatrice is also stepmother of her husband\u2019s son from a previous relationship.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sarah often babysits her grandchildren, who call her \u201cGG.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhile Beatrice was away in Jordan [for the royal wedding], I was allowed to have Sienna over to play and to stay with me,\u201d Sarah said<span class=\"s1\"> on her \u201cTea Talks\u201d podcast<\/span> in June 2023. \u201cIt was very nice. The last couple of days, I\u2019ve managed to really have a bond [with her], and guess what my bond is? I gave her a little sip of tea out of my teacup!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2023<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2023 and underwent a mastectomy. In January 2024, the author was also diagnosed with skin cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe whole York family has rallied round, and I couldn\u2019t have got through it without them,\u201d <span class=\"s1\">she told <i>Platinum <\/i>magazine<\/span> in July 2024. \u201cMy girls in particular have been rock solid in their support. We always call ourselves \u2018the tripod\u2019 as we are there to prop each other up through thick and thin, and they have certainly demonstrated that in recent months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beatrice revealed on <i>This Morning <\/i>months earlier in May 2024 that her mom was<span class=\"s1\"> \u201call in the clear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cShe\u2019s such a phenomenal icon,\u201d Beatrice said. \u201cAs a mum she\u2019s been amazing, she\u2019s been through so much and her sense of purpose and resilience really keeps me going. At 64 she\u2019s thriving; she\u2019s been through so much, but I think really now she\u2019s coming into her own.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Andrew was arrested for alleged misconduct in public office in February 2026 after being accused of sharing confidential intel with late convicted sex offender <b>Jeffrey Epstein<\/b>. Andrew was released from jail within hours, while his daughters retreated from the public eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEugenie and Beatrice have had to change their upcoming public-facing plans and future plans this year,\u201d<span class=\"s1\"> a source told <i>Us <\/i><\/span>in March 2026. \u201cThey aren\u2019t as worried about Andrew being arrested and going to jail, but they are still horrified that he\u2019s involved in this and worry there could be more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the insider, Andrew\u2019s scandal has \u201cbeen devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey are not actually planning on doing any public events in the near future because of everything surrounding their parents because they know that will be the focus,\u201d a second insider told <i>Us<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The sisters skipped the royal family\u2019s Easter Sunday service in April 2026 and plan to miss the Royal Ascot horse race in June 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson\u2019s marriage, they welcomed two daughters together. Andrew, formerly known as Prince Andrew before he was stripped of his HRH titles in October 2025, and Sarah were married from 1986 to 1996. 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