Princess Diana Took Sarah Ferguson Off The ‘Front Page’ With ‘Private Rueful Joke’

Princess Diana reportedly took Sarah Ferguson off the front page news after her own scandal made headlines years ago. The Duchess of York joked about thanking the Princess of Wales for helping her out.

In her autobiography “My Story,” Ferguson said that Princess Diana’s scandalous press rescued her from her own mistakes. The mom of two was photographed in a shocking toe-sucking snap with businessman John Bryan.

But shortly after, Princess Diana’s secret conversations with her male friend also made frontpage news. The recordings were dubbed as the Squidgy tape because of the many times that James Gilbey referred to Princess Diana as Princess Squidgy.

“On Sunday, my getaway day, the tabloids carried a fresh scandal. Diana’s so-called ‘Squidgy’ tape – 20 minutes of a phone chat with a male friend. I wasn’t the only one being spied on, that much was clear,” she said.

After Princess Diana’s phone call with her male friend was exposed, Ferguson revealed that she went to the late royal’s room and thanked her for taking her off the front page.

“It was our private rueful joke,” she said.

But even though Princess Diana managed to indirectly help Ferguson, the Squidgy tape scandal was deemed temporary. It didn’t take long before the Duchess of York was once again criticized by the public and the royal family.

At one point, things became so bad for her that she attempted to take her own life by taking half a Valium. Shortly after, Ferguson flew back to London with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie in tow, and she has no idea what could happen to her.

Following the toe-sucking scandal, Ferguson isolated herself from the royal family. She refused to join the royal family for breakfast, but it didn’t take long before she was forced to face Queen Elizabeth II.

Luckily for Ferguson, Princess Diana was there to give her support. While sitting on the late royal’s bed, Princess Diana didn’t say anything and she just comforted Ferguson.