Sarah Ferguson reveals she'd love to 'do more' for the royal family - but will King Charles let her?
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Sarah Ferguson has revealed she wishes she could 'do more' to support Queen Camilla and the royal family. The Duchess of York, 65, who is the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, was speaking in a new interview with The Sunday Times, published today, about her 'close' relationship with Camilla and her difficult childhood.
![[King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales with their children in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166833-14194717-image-a-98_1734268639904.jpg)
During the candid chat, Sarah - or 'Fergie' - as she is affectionately known, said she wishes the royals would ask her to 'do more' as she longs to support them. She said: 'Queen Camilla was close friends with Mum, which is why we’re so close now. That’s why it’s so big that the Queen and I get on now.
![[Queen Camilla (right) was taken out of action due to pneumonia in the past few weeks and she continues to suffer from the 'lingering' side effects. Camilla and Charles are pictured earlier this month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166831-14194717-image-m-97_1734268602786.jpg)
'It’s rather nice, and she reminds me of Mum. I admire the extraordinary support she’s giving this country. I want to do as much for the Queen as possible. I wish they’d ask me to do more.'. Sarah's comments come after a tough year for the monarchy in which senior royals were out of action and unable to fulfil their busy rosters - but with King Charles's preference for a 'slimmed-down' monarchy, her request may not be fulfilled.
![[Sarah and Prince Andrew attended day four of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse in 2019]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166887-14194717-image-a-99_1734268823874.jpg)
The King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal all took time away from royal duties at some point over the past year. With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the US after stepping down as senior royals, and Prince Andrew in the cold, the Firm was suddenly left with very few people to call on.
![[The Princess of Wales was also diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and Kensington Palace confirmed she wouldn't be working for the rest of the year while she goes through treatment]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/13/93166971-14194717-The_Princess_of_Wales_was_also_diagnosed_with_cancer_earlier_thi-m-101_1734269008763.jpg)
