Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, had a testy exchange with the host of a British TV talk show, when the topic turned to the royal family.
The former daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II was being interviewed on Channel 4's Richard and Judy show Tuesday when host Richard Madeley said: "A couple of quick questions about the Windsors ... "
"I really thought I was going to come on to this show and you were really honestly going to take Sarah Ferguson as Sarah Ferguson - a single working mother with two girls," she replied.
She told the presenter he had been warned "not to go there" on the topic of the royal family before the show started.
"We were told the opposite, actually," Madeley said.
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