‘I murdered myself’: Sarah Ferguson admits her divorce from Prince Andrew left her devastated

After the divorce, Fergie went to a dark place emotionally and it took a while for her to come to terms with her separation from her husband
UPDATED DEC 5, 2018

Sarah 'Fergie' Ferguson, the Duchess of York revealed the real reason behind her divorce with Prince Andrew, Duke of York. The former couple got married in 1986 and divorced ten years later.

In an interview with Modern Hero, Fergie discusses the cause for the disintegration of her marriage. “It was really, really difficult and I think I just played into my abandonment and we both agreed that we didn’t fight hard enough to keep it together,” she said. After the divorce, Fergie went to a dark place emotionally, it took a while for her to come to terms with her separation from her husband. “I had completely and utterly destroyed myself – I murdered myself. I must have brought that on for myself, mustn’t I? Because that is how I felt about myself. Self-hatred at its height.”

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