Women pitted against each other says angry Sarah

SARAH, DUCHESS of York has compared the way women are pitted against each other online to the rivalry attributed to her and Diana, Princess of Wales.

She did not mention the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex by name but her comments will also be seen as a reference to Kate and Meghan’s reported rift, that has seen their online fans at loggerheads.

The Duke of York’s ex-wife described much of social media as a “sewer” as she called for people to be kinder online. Writing an open letter in support of Hello! magazine’s #HelloToKindness campaign, promoting kindness on social media, Sarah spoke out.

She wrote: “Women, in particular, are constantly pitted against and compared with each other in a way that reminds me of how people tried to portray Diana and me all the time as rivals, which is something neither of us ever really felt.”

Kensington Palace staff are said to spend hours each week moderating online abuse aimed at Kate and Meghan, with some of the worst hate-filled personal messages said to be between rival fans of the duchesses. The royal women have been the subject of a series of media reports claiming there is a rift between them.