The former Duchess of York is accused of failing to fulfil her promises to Romania’s poor…
Sarah Ferguson has come under fire for failing to come up with the $617,000 she promised to help establish a health care centre for women in the Romanian town of Tinca.
Her pledge was made last year on an ITV documentary. The program, A Tonight Special — Duchess and Daughters: Their Secret Mission, aired in the UK in November, and saw Fergie, Beatrice and Eugenie highlight the plight of abandoned children across Eastern Europe, including the appalling conditions of state-run orphanages in Romania and Turkey.
During a visit to poverty-stricken Tinca, Fergie vowed to raise funds to equip and staff a medical centre.
Charity organisation Romanian Relief had enough funds to construct the building’s shell, but needed more money to make the clinic operational.
“I knew I had to find a solution. I couldn’t have gone with you and seen abhorrent sights and not back it up,” Fergie told ITV presenter Chris Rogers, who travelled with her. “I am not that sort of person. I am absolutely adamant about it. You cannot make false promises.”
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