‘Disgusting’ article about Eugenie slammed

SARAH Ferguson has leapt to her daughter’s defence after a columnist accused the princess of having a “preposterously lavish wedding”.

SARAH Ferguson has slammed a “disgusting” article that claimed her daughter Princess Eugenie was having a “preposterously lavish wedding”.

In an Instagram post, Fergie shared an open letter that hit back at a Daily Mail opinion piece written by columnist Jan Moir.

The letter described the article as “negative and tantamount to bullying”, with Moir showing “malicious contempt” for Eugenie.

In the article, Moir claimed Eugenie and fiance Jack Brooksbank were having an over the top wedding despite the princess having done “absolutely nothing to distinguish herself”.

Sarah Ferguson has slammed the article about her daughter. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images

Moir also drew an unfavourable comparison between Eugenie and her controversial mum, alleging the young royal’s wedding plans had revealed “a hunger for glitz and royal glamour that is every bit as monstrous as Mother Fergie’s”.

Moir’s savage comments about Eugenie didn’t go unnoticed on social media, with readers equally condemning and applauding the serious level of shade.

Wow, Jan Moir, did Eugenie steal your boyfriend or something? Why so much vitriol? How about this: If all those people you think don't care actually show up for her wedding, maybe she wasn't under-estimating the people's interest after all? https://t.co/IsdsctbZVS via @MailOnline

— Laura Parew (@LauraParew) July 24, 2018

She’s born into privilege, she’s of equal footing as the other royals except Princes Charles, William & George, she has the same entitlement as Harry, why not having a wedding fit for a Princess?😊⁦@KensingtonRoyal⁩ https://t.co/x6HmUKrZvJ

— Wittythinkertalks (@wittythinkerby) July 23, 2018

“Like a neatly groomed, determined seagull, Eugenie has spent nearly three decades drifting along in the richly foaming wake of the Queen, picking off what she can from the royal catch.” 🔥hottest take from my new favorite whatever the hell a Jan Moir is. https://t.co/pn07vzVszV

— Alex Begley (@AlexRBegley) July 24, 2018

Saw references to a rude Daily Mail article on Princess Eugenie so looked it up. Wow, it's really awful. This is why I don't believe in freedom of the press. Why are people so mean? I mean, OK, I say harsh things about anti-royalists, but they don't count. Otherwise I'm nice.

— Theodore (@royalcello) July 25, 2018

“For her first 28 years on this planet, HRH Princess Eugenie of York has done almost nothing of note. Nothing to startle the horses, admittedly — but nothing to impress the horses either.”

This is the most British takedown of someone I have ever read.https://t.co/WqnAc3eHcK

— Amy Stanford (@_amyro) July 24, 2018

Last week, Eugenie and Jack announced the final plans for their wedding, with several striking similarities to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials.

A statement from Buckingham Palace said the pair are “delighted to announce an opportunity for 1200 people from across the United Kingdom to be invited into the grounds of Windsor Castle to share the experience of their special day”.

Like Harry and Meghan, the couple will tie the knot in St George’s Chapel and go on a carriage ride through Windsor town afterwards.