Daughter-in-Law From Hell!

When the nickname 'Duchess of Pork' was assigned to Sarah Ferguson some time ago, I fear few of us understood just how accurate it was. She does love the trough. She translated bodyweight-gain into big cash with various corporations, especially Weight-Watchers. Now, poor baby is broke! I am glad at least some of it is owed to law firms but, alas, they will get first crack if mater-in-law decides to bail her out, again. 'Randy Andy' doesn't seem to be hard up but will be unhappy that his already somewhat blemished reputation is smudged by her behaviour. One can bet that our monarch, with a most colourful group of in-laws, sees "Fergie" as the "daughter-in-law from hell!"

Brits are such a curious lot in many ways. Sarah receives an annual allowance, for nothing, something most of them would envy. Yet still, they come running to this woman's aid (although not with a cheque in hand) and suggest that she has not committed fraud and that the Queen should help her. If she accepted $40,000 in cash from someone and, in exchange, promised that person access to Prince Andrew, (although both have admitted that he was not involved) and that ain't fraud, what is? But she is "distantly" related to the royal elite and won't go to jail.

She should certainly have the grace to retire from all those charities she allows to use her name. One has to wonder: how many pay for her patronage? "Noblesse oblige". * Indeed.


(*"Privilege entails responsibility.")