“Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar,” was the verdict of the late Lord Charteris on Sarah Ferguson. He did not, I think, mean it as a compliment. But her subsequent career has shown quite how liberating such a disposition of character can be. Combine a complete lack of class or taste with a resoundingly innocent love of money, and there’s really nothing you can’t do. Or won’t, perhaps.

Fergie says she was “surprised” to get a pair of corgis rather than jewellery or money

Fergie says she was “surprised” to get a pair of corgis rather than jewellery or money

Hence yesterday’s Mail on Sunday headline, which offered welcome relief from all that stuff about oil prices and collateral damage: “Fergie’s Plot to Clone the Queen’s Corgis for Reality TV.” The newspaper has discovered claims that after receiving two of her Majesty’s corgis – Muick and Sandy – in the late Queen’s will, our gal set about finding ways to monetise the bequest. Where there’s Muick, I dare say she may have mused to herself, there’s brass.

Accordingly, she apparently discussed the idea for a reality television show, starring her, which would follow her attempt to make money out of the corgis. Double-bubble: if all went well, she’d make money from the corgis *and* make money from the TV show about her making money from the corgis. As one source familiar with the situation told the Mail on Sunday: “Sarah seemed to be up for anything provided she was paid – and particularly if she could do some travelling in the process and meet rich aristos who might like to own a corgi.”

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