Sarah Ferguson and Meghan Markle should have been best pals on paper - but a telling announcement shattered that dream. On the surface, both Duchesses seem to have a lot in common, including the troubles they faced inside The Firm. Having been married to the disgraced Prince Andrew for a decade before the couple announced their "amicable split" in 1992, Fergie knows the pressures of joining the Royal Family all too well.
She may still live with Andrew at Royal Lodge when she's on home soil, but the 64-year-old has also experienced being pushed out to the cold by the royals and rebuilding her life in America, having been snubbed from weddings and other family engagement over the years. While Fergie and Meghan got off to a great start, their relationship ever since has been rather tumultuous, culminating in Sarah admitting she "does not really know" her nephew's wife. So where did it all begin for the two duchesses? They met for for the fist time at Royal Lodge in Windsor in October 2016, as Harry wanted his aunt to be one of the first royals to meet his new partner.
But there was some last minute panic when the Sussexes realised that the late Queen was there - and Meghan had no idea how to curtsy. Meghan revealed she didn't do any research into the Royal Family when she first started seeing Harry and "didn't fully understand what the job was". In her controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan recounted: "And I remember Harry and I are in the car and he says, 'okay, wel.