'loyal' sarah ferguson will do 'anything to stand by her family'

Sarah Ferguson, 60, and Prince Andrew, 60, are the subjects of a detailed Channel 5 documentary which investigates their lives as royals. The Duke and Duchess of York married got married in

1986 and had two children Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie before divorcing in 1996. Friend of Sarah Ferguson, Lizzie Cundy, has given a rare insight of Fergie on the Channel 5's

documentary titled, Andrew and Fergie: The Duke and Duchess of disaster. Ms Cundy said: "She's going to get a lot of criticism for standing by Andrew at the moment but that's

what she does. "She's so loyal and she'll do anything to protect her family." Ingrid Seward said: "Andrew stood by Sarah when she was in trouble, he was remarkably

patient and she is now standing by him." Journalist Ayesha Hazarika added: "I think they're in the bubble. I think they've both had so much controversy, it's them

against the world." READ MORE: PRINCE ANDREW 'WILL NEVER HAVE A PUBLIC ROLE AGAIN' AMID ROYAL CRISIS Author Tom Quinn said: "When you grow up in the Royal Family,

especially Andrew who was spoiled by his mother. "Charles is much more sensitive, much more aware and worried about how he was perceived by the public. "Andrew was the favourite

son and the Queen brought him up to think he could do no wrong." The documentary also revealed how Fergie and Andrew began dating. "So Diana thought, ‘ok, I will get my own

back'." The Princess of Wales put her plan in motion in the summer of 1985, when she invited Sarah Ferguson to join her and the rest of the Royal Family at Ascot to see the races.

Prince Andrew and Fergie, who had previously met as children, reportedly "clicked" straight away and announced their engagement only nine months after the start of their

relationship. The Queen's former spokesman Dickie Arbiter said: "Ascot was coming around, Diana suggested that Fergie join the royal part and Andrew met her and they clicked right

away. It was a fast-match, a pretty quick romance."