Sarah Ferguson gushes online over Princess Eugenie

Sarah Ferguson gushes online over Princess Eugenie



The official announcement of Eugenie’s engagement was heralded by three bizarre postings on social media by her mother.



The messages from Sarah, Duchess of York, featured photographs of the couple accompanied by captions in which she described Jack Brooksbank, as her ‘son, brother and best friend’ and a ‘solid rock’.



A planned BBC TV interview with Fergie to talk about the engagement was subsequently cancelled suddenly, leaving her ex-husband Prince Andrew to field questions from reporters.



The change of plan led to speculation that the duchess may have been silenced due to her effusive online postings.



A second, showing the couple in a speedboat on holiday, read: ‘They float with laughter and love... although a boat helps! #engagement #eugieandjack.’



In the third, accompanied by two balloon emojis, Fergie wrote: ‘I always say that the river flows well to it’s [sic] destiny because of the guidance of a solid rock.’



In the evening, the duchess posted another picture of the pair with the words: ‘They make laughter and we feel the joy. Thank you for the magic, Jack and Eugie, so proud of you', followed by an image of the pair larking around in a garden.





Andrew, who was in Norfolk after spending the weekend at Sandringham with Eugenie, where they informed the Queen of her engagement, said: ‘I am absolutely overjoyed, I’m thrilled.



'Jack is an absolutely outstanding young man and Eugenie and he have got to know each over a number of years, and I’m really thrilled for them.’



He added: ‘I can’t speak for the duchess but we… and for [Eugenie’s sister] Beatrice ... we are overjoyed today that Eugenie and Jack have got engaged.’



Asked about when the wedding might take place, he said: ‘It’s now about finding the time and the date and getting it all organised, I think probably in the autumn some time, is the time every is looking at.



‘But today, it’s their day and I’m just completely overjoyed for them and we wish them every happiness.’





This isn't the first time the proud royal has publicly showered her daughters with affection.



In 2011 she was spotted in New York carrying a bespoke Anya Hindmarch tote with a black and white photo of the princesses when they were teenagers. 



This became something of a trend for the flame-haired Duchess who in 2015 stepped out of a car carrying another bag but plastered with a baby photo of Eugenie and Beatrice.



And in a 2017 interview she gushed about her daughters once again, saying: 'I think the one thing I've done incredibly well – although I say it myself – is that I'm a really good mum. And I think that my girls show that.'



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