Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson’s close friendship broke down after the former Duchess of York published the offensive claim in her 1996 autobiography, My Story, that she “caught a wart by borrowing Lady Diana’s shoes.”
Diana was actually very worried that Sarah might well be spreading stories about her, and the friendship was never repaired, although Ferguson pretended to communicate, royal biographer Andrew Lownie told the Daily Mail.
After Diana introduced Ferguson to the former Prince Andrew. She married Prince Charles in 1981, and Ferguson married Andrew in 1986. According to Lowney, the two women became particularly close when they shared a common understanding of the difficulties they faced within the royal family.
Diana would come to Sarah every Sunday, and they would complain about the royal family. They both felt very constrained within the royal family,” he told the publication. — But at the same time, Diana was afraid that Sarah might undermine her reputation, so she began to distance herself from her.
