Sarah Ferguson in Tears After Queen's Royal Snub

By Rob Shuter Posted Feb 21st 2011 09:15AM

The Queen has sent out over 1,800 invitations to attend the wedding of grandson Prince William and Kate Middleton, but has not invited The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson. Leaving Will's auntie in tears over the Royal snub.

"Sarah is devastated that she hasn't been invited," a friend of the ex-royal tells me. "Hasn't she been punished enough by the family? Sarah is down on her luck and this is the same as kicking a person while they are down."

Sarah's 10-year marriage to Prince Andrew ended in 1996 but recently made headlines after she was caught trying to sell press access to her ex-husband to an undercover reporter from The News of the World. Since then her already strained relationship with the palace has been almost non-existent.

"Sarah was hoping that the wedding would provide her with the opportunity to spend quality time with the family and prove she can and does deserve to be part of the family," an insider tells me. "Any hope she ever had of being invited back into the fold is over. Sarah might be the last person on earth to finally get it but even she knows now she's not welcome."

The service will begin at Westminster Abby at 11:00 a.m. With Prince Harry serving as Best Man and Kate's sister, Pippa, will be Maid of Honor.

The invitation that Sarah sadly did not receive reads: "The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by the Queen to invite [name] to the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on Friday, 29th April, 2011 at 11.00 a.m."

Aside from family, friends and dignitaries, reported invitees include David and Victoria Beckham, Elton John and Kanye West.

"The Duchess will be watching the wedding on television just like the rest of the world, but not from England," a friend tells me. "It will be too painful for her to be in London. She will be abroad. Once again trying to start her life knowing that kissing a prince doesn't guarantee a happy ending."

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Monday 21 February

By ruta

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It was a huge mistake. The Queen said to invite ADAM West and, oh well...

By Martha

I totally agree with you!! Kanye West???!!! Give me a break!

By MJO

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Surely Joan Rivers will be there. She is so chummy with Camilla and Charles. If she had not had work done on her face, she's look like Camilla, too!

By porchprimate

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KANYE SAID "CHARLES AND DI'S WEDDING WAS GOOD BUT THIS IS GONNA BE THE GREATEST WEDDING OF AAAAAALLLLL TIME!!!!!!!"

Tuesday 22 February

By tom kelly

That's what I was thinking...but you said it more nicely!

Wednesday 23 February

By carribbean58

Why not K.West????? He is royalty isn't he???????

By Gigster

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they are divorced....... it would be strange if she had been invited..... anyways she's kind of a skanky...... she now has an odor about her that smells like a skunk - her own doing

By berg1928

Charles and Diana were divorced - did you forget that little tidbit? What Charles and Camilla did to Dina had a rather bad odor, don't you think?

By PIANORUTH

OMG....Kenya West? There goes the wedding...this guy has a knack for "acting up" no matter how formal the setting! What a crazy choice.

By SAYITAINTSO

KNOWING THIS IDIOT HE JUST MIGHT RUN UP AND TRY TO MARRY KATE!

By delatierra

Yeah, I can see Kanye jumping up at the alter during the vows -- "I'ma let you finish, but Diana had one of the best wedding dresses of all time..."

By delacourte

First of all,the man's name is Kanye,Kenya is a country. Secondly,why do you care? You're not invited,neither am I. Why do Americans care so much about the scions of an outdated monarchy? The problem with Fergie is that she was always too much of a real person to be in that ridiculous family anyway.

By ardis

It wasn't kissing a prince that got her in deep dodos--it was sucking the toes of her extra martital boyfriend in banner headlines worldwide that sunk her. Sarah's latest scam to sell royal access to foreign buyers didn't help. For the record, Sarah didn't expect to be invited. Since her divorce, she has NEVER been invited to ANY royal functions. Sarah's presence would only distract from the happy event.
Much ado about nothing.

By tt

Agree, Fergie never expected to be invited, just another mis reporting by AOL. You can expect a whole lot more now that the "Huffington Post" is involved with them.

By joan

The whole wedding is a farce. They were married seven years ago.
That's how long they have been going together.

By Joyce

The woman has no reason to be there. She made a fool of herself when she was married to Andrew and is no longer a part of the family. Her daughters are adults and part of the family so they absolutely should be there. She cheated on Andrew for crying out loud so it is her own fault. And what about the video of her drunk and selling him out with people who wanted access to the royal family. Let her get her own life and stay out of theirs.

By ecomito

I think Sarah should rethink her past behavior before being insulted at being snubbed.

By JoKamSco4

WHY IS THE QUEEN INVITING PEOPLE. WHY NOT CHARLES DOING THE INVITE?

By Marcia

Why not William and Kate doing the inviting? It is THEIR wedding.

Monday 14 March

By thereisbeauty

Because the queen is hosting the wedding/possibly paying for the majority of it, although some sources report that Prince Charles is covering the costs. Just because her name is on the invitation does not mean that she is making the final decisions on who is to be invited. I highly doubt that Kanye West was her pick.

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