European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday february 26,1986 Prince Andrew s Girlfriend is Sarah by Arthur Herman United press International new character a woman with a past has joined Britain s Best real life soap opera the doings of the Royal family. Red haired Sarah Ferguson has emerged As a heavy favorite to marry Prince Andrew Queen Elizabeth s second son and the country s most eligible Bachelor. She can Trace her family tree Back to King Charles ii through the Duke of Buccleuch whose family motto is i but a few eyebrows have been raised because of Sarah s previous love affairs including one with a Man 20 years her elder. Royal watchers who thrilled to the 1981 wedding of Andrew s older brother Charles to lady Diana Spencer Are calculating Odds on a new Royal marriage. Andrew 26 and a Royal Navy helicopter Pilot with combat experience has had a Long string of girlfriends. These included a serious relationship with american Starlet Koo Stark who had appeared in an erotic movie. But newspapers court reporters say Ferguson 26, has won the approval of the Queen and announcement of an engagement to the Man once known As Randy Andy could be imminent. Ferguson is a True Blue food but her past holds two serious romances with a stockbroker and with a motor racing manager and rally Driver 20 years her senior. One acquaintance Ingrid Seward writing in the Star newspaper said she first met Ferguson three years ago when Sarah was staying at the Swiss chalet of Boyfriend Paddy Mcnally the racing enthusiast. As hostess Fergy kept herself Busy looking after top hatted Prince Andrew with Sarah Ferguson at the Royal Ascot races Latt summer. Paddy s two teen age children Sean and Rollo and making the Effort to ensure that the other guests were Happy Seward wrote. From the Point of View of heredity and blood Sarah Ferguson is As qualified As the Princess of Wales Diana to be a Royal Bride said Harold Brooks Baker publishing director of the aristocrats Bible Bute s peerage. What is different and rather staggering is that she has had a few serious romances that everyone knows five years ago when Diana was about to marry Charles the heir to the throne much was made of the fact that she was a Virgin. Her Uncle lord Fermoy even made a statement to that effect Brooks Baker said. He said people in the Royal strata Are obsessed with the idea of pure Young girls and healthy offspring. Brooks Baker said an Andrew Ferguson marriage would be a great the tame concern has not been expressed toward Royal males. Sometime Model Vicki Hodge broke a traditional taboo by telling a sunday newspaper she had made love to Andrew. The popular British press which serves up reams of royals copy to intrigued readers has quickly gotten into the act Over his Romance with Sarah the news of the world reported that Andrew s father Prince Philip ordered the couple to put off announcing their engagement Lor a few months. It said the Royal family was fearful of a scandal. Philip in particular wants to test Public reaction to Andrew marrying a girl whose other love affairs have been made Public it quoted one insider As saying. Charles had to give up one of his first girlfriends after she blabbed to reporters. According to the daily mall criticism of the new Romance upsets Ferguson who works for a publishing company lives in an apartment and drives a Blue Bow. It s a no win situation it quoted a close Friend As saying. If she had had no previous boyfriends they would say there was something wrong with her. You Only have to see her with the Queen and the Royal family to know How close they All when Ferguson was Young her Mother left her father to marry an Argentine Polo player. Sarah s father Mai Ron Ferguson is a Friend of Prince Philip and a former commander of the Sovereign s escort of the household cavalry. Sarah is a close Friend of Princess Diana and newspapers claimed that the future Queen was the matchmaker and driving Force behind the new Romance. The first Date Between Sarah and Andrew is considered to have been last june 19 when she was the Queen s House guest at Windsor Castle Tor the Ascot horse races. Re the re Rauson has been a re9"lar visitor atss�7? lace Windsor Castle and the Queen s private estate Sandringham. She i h36"? is to Andrew became obvious Nen a oort 1 of he a has shop has Brazan durl"9 so team a Nult and the next a flew to Switzerland for a skiing Holiday with Charles and Diana escorted by a Scotland Yard officer and an aide to
