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Sarah Ferguson is embracing her battle with breast cancer and is proving to be an inspiration to many.
Speaking on her new podcast, Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew says she thinks of her cancer as an “enormous friend”.
“I really feel this is really exciting, about having this enormous friend with me, to such a degree I feel like I've got a shield of protection, because it feels like it's definitely there to say, ‘We've got this’.”
It is a coping mechanism that works for the 63-year-old, who also says she believes in “manifestation” and “the power of positive thought”. “I think there’s no question about it.”
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The former royal was diagnosed with breast cancer in May, and in June, she underwent a single mastectomy at London's King Edward VII hospital.
She is recovering at the Royal Lodge, the Windsor home she shares with Andrew.
She says she’s received an outpouring of support since going public with her diagnosis and has been using her podcast to encourage women to go for testing.
In a previous podcast, she spoke about how her daughters, Princesses Beatrice (34) and Eugenie (33), responded to her diagnosis, saying it was “scary” for them.
“You really start looking at your own demise. It’s a wake-up call, and you think, right, okay, how am I going to deal with this?”
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Speaking to her co-host Sarah Thomson, she revealed she has no regrets in life despite being the subject of several royal scandals back in the day (a certain toe-sucking one made headlines), bankruptcy and more.
She says it was a learning experience. “I look back, and I learn. I move forward, and I grow.”
She has “thrown herself” into her writing and is working on a third historical-romance novel.
“It is the best place because you escape into your world of imagination.”
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In 2021 she released Her Heart for a Compass, and in March this year, A Most Intriguing Lady.
In her latest work, she said she is exploring “all aspects of love” in a story set in 1870.
Sources: dailymail.co.uk, express.co.uk, independent.co.uk
