Sarah Ferguson Embraces Being a Hands-On Grandmother: 'I'm Loving Making Barbie Houses Again'

Sarah Fergusonis one proud grandmother! During a Tuesday, Oct. 10 appearance onThis Morning, the Duchess of York, 64, opened up about how she navigates being a grandmother to her daughtersPrincess BeatriceandPrincess Eugenie’s kids. “How do you describe being a grandmother? It is one of the most precious, joyful, exciting moments because you’re so proud of your own children, and they’ve done such a good job. But then these are little naughties again, but you can play again, she said.

Sarah Ferguson Likens a Cancer Diagnosis to 'a Bomb Going Off in Your Life' After Her 'Hard' Year

Sarah Ferguson at the amfAR Cannes Gala at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France on May 23, 2024.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/amfAR/Getty Pascal Le Segretain/amfAR/Getty Sarah Fergusonis recalling the shock of navigating two cancer diagnoses within one year after the challenging chapter. The Duchess of York, 65, shed more light on her health journey between 2023 and 2024 in a new interview withThe Times, published on Jan. 17. There, the Duchess reflected on the intensity of beingdiagnosed with breast cancer(and undergoing asingle mastectomy) in the summer of 2023, then announcing adiagnosis of malignant melanoma(a form of skin cancer) in January 2024 — a six-month span.

Sarah Ferguson Reacts to Princess Beatrice's Baby News, Using Secret Nickname for Her Grandchildren

(Left) Sarah Ferguson at the Perfect World Foundation’s Honorary Conservation Award red carpet on Sept. 5, 2024 in Gothenburg, Sweden; (Right) A photo of Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi shared on Jan. 29, 2025.Photo:Julia Reinhart/Getty; Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi/Buckingham Palace via Getty Julia Reinhart/Getty; Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi/Buckingham Palace via Getty Sarah Fergusonis reveling in becoming a grandmother again. “So proud of Edo, Beatrice and the rest of my little 5-a-side team!” she said.

Sarah Ferguson Reveals Personal Mission Before Princess Beatrice's Baby Is Born

Princess Beatrice and Sarah Ferguson at the tenth annual Lady Garden Foundation Langan’s Ladies Lunch fundraising for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity on Oct. 15, 2024 in London.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty Dave Benett/Getty Fergie is a grandmother to Princess Beatrice and Edo’s daughterSienna, 3, and Edo’s 8-year-old sonChristopher Woolf, who is affectionately nicknamed Wolfie, from a previous relationship. The Duchess of York is also a grandmother to her younger daughterPrincess Eugenieand her husbandJack Brooksbank’s two sons,August, 3, andErnest, 1.

Sarah Ferguson Says She Feels 'Incredibly Grateful' on 65th Birthday After 'Extraordinary Year'

Sarah Ferguson at the 10th annual Lady Garden Foundation Langan’s Ladies Lunch fundraising for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in London on Oct. 15, 2024.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty Images Dave Benett/Getty Images Sarah Fergusonis feeling the love on her birthday this year. The Duchess of York turned 65 on Oct. 15, and reflected on how she was feeling about the special occasion in a new post onInstagram. “Thank you for all of your wonderful birthday wishes!