Sarah Ferguson attends the Thanksgiving Service for King Constantine at St George’s Chapel on February 27.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
Sarah Fergusonis “very relieved” after receiving promising news about her health.
The Duchess of York, 64, learned that herskin cancer, which was detected in January, has not spread.
The Duchess, who is popularly known as Fergie, wasdiagnosed with an early form of breast cancerin June 2023, and doctors found a malignant melanoma during her reconstructive surgery. Fergie told friends that she had further surgery around the edges of the site of the mole where she had the skin cancer and her lymph nodes.
“Fortunately, they have turned out to be clear. This is the best news she could have on it at this stage,” a friend tells PEOPLE. She will have to attend checkups every 12 weeks.
“She is very relieved,” the source adds.
Sarah Ferguson attends church on December 25, 2023.Stephen Pond/Getty
Stephen Pond/Getty
This week, the Duchess of York will head to Melbourne, Australia for Global Citizen NOW: Melbourne, the inaugural international edition of Global Citizen NOW. Fergie is a co-chair of the summit dedicated to ending extreme poverty and will join ambassadorsHugh JackmanandCharlie Puthat the event.
“The Duchess wants to thank the entire medical team which has supported her, particularly her dermatologist whose vigilance ensured the illness was detected when it was,” the representative said in January. “She believes her experience underlines the importance of checking the size, shape, color and texture and emergence of new moles that can be a sign of melanoma.”
Last week, the Duchess of Yorkjoined members of the royal familyat a Thanksgiving service for the late King Constantine. The memorial was held at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle to honor the last King of Greece, who died in January 2023 at age 82.
Fergie and her ex-husband,Prince Andrew, walked at the front of the group that included their daughterPrincess Beatrice, their son-in-lawEdoardo Mapelli Mozzi,Princess Anne,Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence,Zara TindallandMike Tindall, whileQueen Camilladrove up solo to St. George’s Chapel.
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson walk to the Thanksgiving Service for King Constantine at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on February 27.Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty
Andrew Matthews - WPA Pool/Getty
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Over the weekend, the Duchess of York was spotted at the Bahrain Grand Prix with her daughterPrincess Eugenie.
source: people.com
