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Sarah Ferguson
The Duchess of York
By Melinda Copp
All this time in the spotlight has made the Duchess a media pro, and she leverages the attention she receives to work for her charitable efforts.
"As a public figure I feel that I have a job to do and a responsibility to do it very well," Ferguson says. "My children have a public role as well, and I've taught them to respect what it means to be in the spotlight and how to work with it for the greater good."
Ferguson has two daughters: Princess Beatrice, 18, and Princess Eugenie, 16. And despite her demanding work, the Duchess works hard to keep them close.
"What I love most about being a mother is loving, nurturing and teaching my girls," Ferguson says. "We are an incredibly close and honest family. I suppose the fact that our lives are so busy now is a challenge because we spend so much time apart these days, with the girls away at school and with me working and traveling. However, we do speak daily and manage to come back together as a family most weekends, so for that I think we are very lucky."
Ferguson also loves getting her daughters involved in her work. She says that one of her favorite ways to spend the day with her daughters is having them join her on a charity visit to a hospital or children's program. But Ferguson isn't all charity work and no play.
"When we are on holiday sometimes the best times are on a day that has nothing in particular planned," Ferguson says. "That's when we can enjoy ourselves at a leisurely pace, just talking, spending time outdoors, or curling up to read or watch a classic movie."