The ‘bankrupt’ duchess is living it up in exclusive resorts, writes Sebastian Van Der Zwan.
For someone more than $150,000 in the red, who vowed to do everything she could to clear her massive debts, Sarah Ferguson hardly seems to be leading a frugal lifestyle.
Just days after flashing wads of cash at an expensive boutique in the Caribbean, the supposedly destitute duchess jetted off to a lush Swiss resort to join ex-husband Prince Andrew and daughters, Princess Beatrice, 22, and Princess Eugenie, 20, on their annual ski holiday.
The extravagant jaunt started on the island of St Barts, where 51-year-old Fergie joined pop star Robbie Williams and his wife, Ayda Field, on a luxury yacht. The two ladies later hit the isle’s notoriously pricey boutiques, leaving high-fashion designer store Hermes with several shopping bags each.
While friends of the duchess insist she was simply helping Ayda to carry her bags and had not made any purchases herself, our exclusive photos show a make-up free Fergie flicking through a pile of money as she eyes off expensive items in the exclusive shop.
She was also spotted sporting a glamorous black Birkin handbag with gold lettering, made by the Hermes fashion house and retailing for at least $6500, a couple of days later.
“She still has two problems that won’t go away,” one close source told the UK’s Daily Mail. “One is generosity; the other is that she thinks it’s quite normal and acceptable to jump on planes like the rest of us use taxis.”
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