‘Duchess of Cork’ embraces Irish roots

THE Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson has described how becoming the ‘Duchess of Cork’ helped her overcome personal problems following the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Andrew.

The duchess, whose mother is Irish and a descendant of the Wicklow Powerscourt family, said the Irish people embraced her and gave her back her life at a time when she was very low. She was speaking in Dublin yesterday where she helped raise money for the Daisychain Foundation and had a special lunch with 10 children living with disabilities and their families.

The duchess said Ireland has given her a lot of happiness and she wants to give something back to the Irish people: “I was just separated and I had the two girls with me and I was feeling very insecure and really lost.