World falling apart around you? Ex-husband arrested? Here's the answer

I think I read that Sarah Ferguson had run up a debt of £6 million. How on earth can anyone spend that much money - and why would they want to?

eazybee

Sarah Ferguson may well have had many rich friends but I doubt if she will see much of them in her future.

I find it difficult to have much sympathy for a woman who when her world, based on that of her ex-husband who did his best, albeit dishonestly, to help her clear her debts, is collapsing around he , seeks refuge in a ridiculously over-priced sanitorium.

Someone is going to have pay that bill, and it won't be her.

Well said eazybee.

Whatever money she has or had, it's never going to be enough. Pure greed.

Eloethan

I think I read that Sarah Ferguson had run up a debt of £6 million. How on earth can anyone spend that much money - and why would they want to?

They waste it on a health spa at £13,000 a day

ferry23

M0nica

I meant envious of people with more money, rather than the RF itself.roles.

Resentment of anyone not living in abject poverty seems to be a trope on GN. This despite the fact that the vast majority of GN members are not on the breadline and never have been.

Seriously? How do you know how much money I might have? Or if I care much about money?

The year before last I had an accident which deprived me of much of my mobility. I'm envious of my peers who can still walk - down to the letter box, around the supermarket, or up a hill.

I'm afraid you need to find someone far more shallow than I to castigate and judge on social media M0nica.

Sorry to hear this ferry. Some of us have challenges to cope with alright. Do I feel envy? Yes ,sometimes. When I can't heat my home,go on holiday and it's pasta for dinner yet again.

I'm not sure envy is a Trope here, whatever that means.

Oh and please no lectures about farm shops and lentils.

please no lectures about farm shops and lentils.

One of the princesses is currently living in the UAE.

Someone upthread was musing on why SF was going there.

For those living in reduced circumstancs and worrying about bills. I have every sympathy. But, generally it is not those who are struggling on low incomes who display the envy, disguised as moral outrage. It is those whose posts give reason to beleive thay can meet all their bills and have a reasonable standard of living who seem most envious.

But it is the dehumanising of people just because they are rich and powerful that is so unpleasant. The RF are human beings like us, they love their families, and their instinct is to protect the awkward and difficult one. they have also had to deal with 2 key members being critically ill on the last 18 months. Think about how we, as individuals feel when we have crises like this, they are no different .

I do not say that the RF always acted corectly, but they are human. It has also become very clear in todays news that senior government ministers were themselves complicit in the covering up of AMW's behaviour. Ambassadors had been complaining about the boorish and ignorant behaviour of AMW for years, but the government ministers involved refused to do anything about it and continued to send him out as the countries trade envoy.

The rsponsibility for AMW having the ability to behave as he did was not entirely tje responsibility of RF. His behaviour was being covered up by government departments as well as others in power.

Well, to be honest M0nica, it seems you are the one obsessed with money.

And this thread isn't about AMW's behaviour. There are other threads dealing with that as I said in the OP.

AMWs lifestyle was well known to his sides and officials, it may not be public but the contacts and actions of all government officials and politicians is monitored discretely. Where needed action is taken which happened to AMW in 2011 no doubt after extensive consultation.
The Queen would have wanted to know why the Envoy position was being removed, maybe she was told of the inappropriate relationships, maybe abolishing the post as an economy measure - we will never know

David49

AMWs lifestyle was well known to his sides and officials, it may not be public but the contacts and actions of all government officials and politicians is monitored discretely. Where needed action is taken which happened to AMW in 2011 no doubt after extensive consultation.
The Queen would have wanted to know why the Envoy position was being removed, maybe she was told of the inappropriate relationships, maybe abolishing the post as an economy measure - we will never know

I would have thought the Queen, knew (as did everyone else) that AWM lost the position of trade envoy by seeing it in the media, his association with especially Epstein but also other dubious people at that time made national newspaper and TV headlines. I hope the government would have forewarned her and she didn't splutter her morning tea over the bedspread.

I would imagine the ueen was very well informed but mothers are often most indulgent with the blacksheep of the family, especially when other siblings, in this case Charles and Anne, are such role models of what they are meant to be.