Sarah, Duchess of York has laid off all of her staff, including her long time personal assistant, Kate Waddington.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/7884031/Duchess-of-York-makes-all-her-staff-redundant-to-help-her-finances.html
The staff was informed of their redundancies by the Duke of York staff. The Duke of York has apparently taken over the duchess' affairs until she is able to get back on her feet.
One of the assistants who is now out of job is Zenouska Mowatt,.daughter of Marina Ogilvy Mowatt, and is, thus, a granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy.
Sarah, Duchess of York, leaves next week for Neckar Island, the private island owned by Sir Richard Branson. Her two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, are expected to join her. One assumes Sir Richard will be paying for the flight.
It appears that the riot act has been read to Sarah. She could not pay her staff. Andrew was not going to pay her staff. She does not need a driver or several personal assistants, let alone a protection officer.
Wow. They fired the queen's cousin.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure fired is the right word. Sarah could not afford to pay her staff, so all were let go. Moreover, Zenouska is hardly the queen's cousin. Her grandmother is the Queen's first cousin - which makes Zenouska and Prince William - third cousins.
ReplyDeleteNice to have a luxury vacation when one is a bankrupt scandal, though it is probably being paid for by her friend. If I were her, I'd decline the holiday just on the grounds of how it looks. She should make the effort to appear that she's willing and eager to find some work to support herself. She still clings to this fantasy that she's some sort of an aristocrat.
ReplyDeleteSarah is a member of the landed gentry with artistocratic and royal ancestry. Princess Beatrice's boyfriend works for Branson. Diana and the princes used to stay at Neckar, and one can assume, Diana did not pay for her trip.
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