Sarah Ferguson has been brutally slammed by royal fans following her bombshell comeback to the UK, with critics branding her “shameless” and comparing her to Meghan Markle. The former Duchess of York was recently pictured in London after spending time abroad, reportedly setting up camp in the Home Counties to be closer to her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Ferguson was seen attending a memorial service in Knightsbridge on Thursday for her ex-boyfriend Paddy McNally. This comes months after his funeral, which Sarah did not attend.

She was accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. But her shock reappearance has gone down like a lead balloon, with critics blasting her return on social media.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one furious user raged: “The poor royal family can’t escape the trash. First the Harkles. Now this.”

Another fan fumed over the parallel with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who recently left the UK for a quick break. They wrote: “Sheesh. One scumbag scuttles off out of the country and another scuttles back in.

Meghan & Fergie really should be blasted into outer space.” A third blasted: “Oh yay another greedy grubby undignified wanna be royal.”

Meanwhile, a fourth said: “You know what I have to laugh because she just has no shame.