The Duchess of York has frequently spoken of her close bond with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
‘I’m very proud of them and they are very proud of me. “We are a tripod of women and the best way to empower people is to lead by example,” She said Hello! magazine.
Following Beatrice’s recent pregnancy announcement, Sarah shared a post on social media to say that “becoming a grandmother again fills my heart with so much happiness and gratitude.”
The family shares a close relationship: the duchess often accompanies her daughters to events and the trio have supported several charities together.
The mother of two appeared with her eldest daughter, Beatrice, at New York Climate Week in September.
Earlier this year, the duchess appeared in a video with Eugenie for Anti-Slavery Collective.
The ‘tripod of women’: Sarah Ferguson with her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, in May 2023, three weeks before Eugenie’s second son, Ernest, was born.
Sarah and Beatrice smiling at the princesses’ daughter, Sienna.
Beatrice, Sarah and Eugenie attended the Anti Slavery Collective gala in November last year.
Her admiration for her mother was highlighted as she reflected on how much she had influenced her.
She said: ‘Your purpose has always been to impact people around the world and you have been a huge inspiration to me growing up.
“You truly are an inspiration as a mother and leader.”
Sarah made it clear that she felt the same way about her daughters.
Family is important to Sarah and, despite her divorce from her father, Prince Andrew, in 1996, she has maintained a close-knit unit.
The Duchess now lives with her ex-husband at Royal Lodge in Windsor and they have spent holidays together as a family.
Beatrice previously said that her parents are “the best divorced couple I know” because they get along so well.
Empowering her daughters appears to be another priority for the duchess. On Beatrice’s birthday in August this year, she shared pictures on social media about her “incredible daughter.”
A throwback photo of Eugenie, Beatrice and Sarah, from the princesses’ childhood.
The trio embraced in a photo posted on social media by Eugenie for Mother’s Day
Beatrice and the Duchess of York will attend Royal Ascot together in June this year
Another Mother’s Day post, this time from Fergie with Eugenie and Beatrice sailing
Prince Andrew walking alongside Sarah as he holds his daughters’ hands at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1992, just after their official separation.
She wrote: ‘Happy birthday my wonderful Beatriz. You are the most amazing daughter, mother, stepmother, sister, wife and woman!
‘I feel very privileged to be able to learn from you every day. You continue to inspire me and those around you with your warmth, curiosity, and enthusiasm for life. I love you. Happy Birthday.’
The social media post wasn’t the first time Sarah spoke highly of her daughters as mothers.
Last year, on her podcast, Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah, she said they both work “very, very hard.”
Neither Beatrice nor Eugenie receive any Sovereign Grant income and both work outside the Royal Family.
Sarah with Andrew and Beatrice at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1990
Eugenie, Sarah and Beatrice posing and smiling together for a photo in the sun
Sarah speaking to Eugenie in the Anti Slavery Collective video earlier this year.
They both have children: Beatrice, now pregnant, is mother to three-year-old Sienna and stepmother to eight-year-old Christopher Woolf, while Eugenie has three-year-old August and one-year-old Ernest.
Sarah praised the two “working mothers” and added “my daughters are amazing.”
He said they were both “great supporters of charity” and a “great representation of the late Queen’s values”.
‘It is something public and private, it is not about working or not working. “They work very, very hard in private and in public,” he added.
He said the couple has an “extraordinary” work-life balance. “I’m very proud of them, they are excellent mothers,” she added.
The sisters never miss a chance to talk about their close bond with their mother, and in May this year, Beatrice announced that the duchess was “well now” after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year and skin cancer in January. .
Beatrice smiling with her parents on her graduation day from Goldsmiths College in 2011.
She said: “We are very lucky in the UK so make sure you get those checks as best you can and hopefully we can be there to support each other when someone goes through a health problem.”
She told ITV’s This Morning: ‘He’s been through a lot. And their sense of purpose and resilience really keeps me going.
“We are simply reminded that when a parent or person has a health problem, they should get the checkups they need as soon as possible.”
Sarah received support from her daughters during her recovery and she he told the people magazine: ‘My two wonderful daughters are my unconditional cheerleaders, my devoted champions and my soulmates, and they have supported me in every way possible, as they always have been.’