I Can’t Wait to Be a GRANDMA
THE DUCHESS OF YORK SHARES HER EXCITEMENT IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CLOSER
Sarah Ferguson has been watching her younger daughter’s growing baby bump with undisguised delight. “I am very excited,” Sarah tells Closer exclusively. “The news has brought the most wonderful sense of joy to me.”
The baby of Princess Eugenie, 30, and Jack Brooksbank, 35, will give the whole royal family a reason to celebrate when he or she arrives in February. The child will be Queen Elizabeth II’s ninth greatgrandchild and make Sarah a first-time grandmother. “The great thing about grandmothers is you get to spoil [the kids] rotten and enjoy all the fun and mischief of childhood, but ultimately it’s not you who’s in charge,” says Sarah, 61, with glee.
She is already thinking of ways to indulge the baby! “I’m going to have a lot of fun just as I did with my children. I bought mine every kind of Barbie doll there was just so we could build the sets together,” Sarah explains. “It brings me great happiness to play with children.”
A LOVING GIFT
The baby has inspired Sarah, who recently authored her first historical romance novel, Her Heart for a
Compass, to write a new children’s
book. “The Adventures of Charlie, Blue and Larry the Lamp Post will be coming out in February or March. This book will be dedicated to my first grandchild,” confides Sarah, who plans to follow it up with 12 more volumes over the next year.
As they await the baby’s arrival, Eugenie and Jack have moved back to The Royal Lodge, near Windsor Castle, to be near Sarah. “I have always been close with my girls,” says Sarah. “It’s such a joy to see them embarking on this next phase of their lives.”