{"id":428986,"date":"2026-05-15T13:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/428986\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:15:15","slug":"sarah-ferguson-assistant-compared-working-for-duchess-to-fifty-jealous-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/428986\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson Assistant Compared Working for Duchess to \u2018Fifty Jealous Lovers\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sarah Ferguson\u2019s former staff story resurfaced with a claim that palace-adjacent work around her felt \u201cchaotic.\u201d The former Duchess of York faced fresh scrutiny after a new report previewed Andrew Lownie\u2019s book, \u201cEntitled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim centered on one long-serving staffer who compared the job to handling \u201cfifty jealous lovers.\u201d It also alleged unpaid expenses, freebie requests, and strict NDAs. The focus remained on Sarah\u2019s staff dynamic inside her working circle.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ferguson\u2019s personal assistant \u2018found life with the duchess chaotic,\u2019 claims author<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/901271\/sarah-ferguson-staff-demands-andrew-lownie-book\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:HELLO Magazine report;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;HELLO Magazine report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">HELLO Magazine report<\/a>, Lownie\u2019s book detailed the former Duchess\u2019s staff demands. The magazine said the paperback was due to hit shelves that weekend. The report said one long-serving personal assistant \u201cfound life with the duchess chaotic.\u201d The book added that the role \u201cwas not for everyone.\u201d One quoted staff assessment said, \u201cSome people only lasted half a day.\u201d Then, the same passage compared the atmosphere to \u201cworking with fifty jealous lovers.\u201d The report framed the claim around daily demands and private working conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The author also described alleged money and gift issues around the staffer\u2019s time with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/sarah-ferguson-struggle-stay-away-094515042.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ferguson;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ferguson&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferguson<\/a>. Lownie wrote that the staffer felt \u201cembarrassed\u201d by what the report called freebie-grabbing behavior. The book claimed Ferguson \u201crarely paid for anything\u201d and expected products to be free. It also alleged she was \u201centertained by friends\u201d and \u201cborrowed\u201d security from rich acquaintances. Meanwhile, the report said she was lent couture and \u201cdidn\u2019t always return it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The HELLO report also claimed staff had payment problems while working around Ferguson. It said the staffer and other employees \u201coften had to buy things\u201d on their own credit cards. The book further alleged that Ferguson drew on Princess Beatrice\u2019s credit card and paid one psychic with cigarettes. According to the report, employees were allegedly made to sign NDAs. The article also cited a request for a daily fresh cream cake. It placed the staff\u2019s claims within a broader, demanding routine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/05\/15\/sarah-ferguson-assitant-working-fifty-jealous-lovers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sarah Ferguson Assistant Compared Working for Duchess to \u2018Fifty Jealous Lovers\u2019;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sarah Ferguson Assistant Compared Working for Duchess to \u2018Fifty Jealous Lovers\u2019&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sarah Ferguson Assistant Compared Working for Duchess to \u2018Fifty Jealous Lovers\u2019<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Reality Tea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reality Tea&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sarah Ferguson\u2019s former staff story resurfaced with a claim that palace-adjacent work around her felt \u201cchaotic.\u201d The former&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[211445,430,39015,156,219852,111,139,69,147959,18315],"class_list":["post-428986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-andrew-lownie","tag-celebrities","tag-duchess-of-york","tag-entertainment","tag-jealous-lovers","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-personal-assistant","tag-sarah-ferguson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}