Sarah Ferguson joined Holly Willoughby and Joel Dommett on This Morning on Thursday to talk about her new novel as she revealed she thinks the book could overtake Prince Harry in the charts.
During a discussion about Harry and whether her novel, A Most Intriguing Lady, could potentially overtake him in the book charts, Sarah smiled: “I think so! And Jeffrey Archer too! Take them out! But the most important thing is to stay positive.
"I think there’s too much unkindness, social media is a sewer and cyber bullying has got to go. Whenever I’m asked about Harry or anything else, I say, 'Let's just look at kindness’ and one of the Queen’s messages was that there should be more kindness because it definitely diffuses malice.”
The Duchess of York compared herself to her character in the latest novel and said: “In every page I’ve thrown in a dream or a wish… and people say, ‘Are you Lady Mary?’ And I say, ‘Wallflower, me? No!’ but on the other hand sometimes I am like that because I hide. I hide behind a veneer because I don't want people to see things… I have done [this] all my life.”
Sarah confirmed to Holly and Joel that the novel had been signed to TV after exclusively revealing to Mirror about the plans to transform her books into a series.
On standing by Prince Andrew, the Duchess opened up: “Well, it’s Beatrice, Eugiene and I. We are a family unit.
"My girls stand for service, they hold and maintain very hard jobs and they are mothers and they are public figures, and they do charity work…
"They are extraordinary examples of princesses out in service, which is what their grandmother taught them and I taught them with humility."
The Duchess of York continued: "So I think the York family as a unit symbolises no judgement, kindness, and moving forward. To make people sit up and go, ‘Stop’. Stop always believing what you read.
"Walk forward as a unit and remain steadfast to that. Remember, I’ve been through difficult times and he’s always stood by me.”
