Sarah Ferguson makes heartbreaking admission on cancer diagnosis in new interview

Sarah Ferguson made a heartbreaking admission about her cancer ordeal as she backed a campaign to improve teenage cancer care. The Duchess of York, 65, was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in 2023 and skin cancer in 2024.

In a new piece for The Times, Prince Andrew's ex-wife revealed that both her diagnoses felt "like a death sentence," adding that it was like a "bomb going off in my life". But she added that while she did receive support for her own health woes, many young people in Britain are left to "struggle alone with the dark thoughts".

She told the outlet, in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust’s campaign, #AndYoungPeople: "I was 63 when I was diagnosed with cancer for the first time and cancer at any age is traumatic.

"But as adults we have maturity and life experience to help us advocate for ourselves and cope with challenges.

"We can seek help if we need it and most importantly our voices are, sadly, often taken more seriously."

Sarah, who is patron of the trust, said that teenagers and young people in general are a group that she feels is "consistently neglected by those developing health plans and policies" when it comes to cancer care.

The trust's campaign launches today with an open letter to Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, and will ask for teens to be considered in the National Cancer Plan for England.

Fergie, as she is affectionately known, will join her daughters today, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, for a visit to a cancer unit supported by the trust.

The outlet said that research from 2023 found that nearly half of teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer had to see their GPs more than three times before they were referred.