Sarah Ferguson claims she's hasn't 'really met' Meghan Markle after the Duchess of Sussex repeatedly said she taught her how to curtsy

• Sarah Ferguson told The Telegraph she doesn't "really know" and hasn't "really met" Meghan Markle.
• It comes after Meghan said Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, taught her how to curtsy.

Sarah Ferguson said she hasn't "really met" Meghan Markle, despite the Duchess of Sussex saying that Ferguson taught her how to curtsy to the Queen.

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Ferguson, 63, said she doesn't have a close relationship with Meghan, although the pair have relatives in common. Ferguson is the ex-wife of Prince Andrew and mother of Prince Harry's cousins, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.

"I don't really know Meghan. I haven't really met her," said Ferguson, who is often referred to by her nickname "Fergie." She went on to say that she spoke to her at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 and thought she "looked absolutely beautiful."

Her comments come after Meghan, 41, repeatedly said Ferguson was one of the first of Harry's relatives that she met.

During her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan recalled Ferguson teaching her how to curtsy moments before she met the Queen for the first time in 2016.

"I learned it very quickly," she said, laughing. "Right in front of the house, we just practiced and then walked in. I met her and, apparently, I did a very deep curtsy."

Meghan retold the anecdote in the second episode of her and Harry's Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan," which was released in December.

"I just thought it was a joke," she said, explaining that she did not think Harry was serious when he asked her whether she knew how to curtsy.

"It was so intense," Meghan added. "And when she left, Eugenie, Jack, and Fergie say 'You did great!'"

When asked if Meghan had "damaged" the royal family, Ferguson did not give The Telegraph a direct answer but said the Duchess of Sussex had affected Harry in a positive way.

"It is absolutely not my place to answer that," Ferguson said. "She has made Harry very happy, and that is so nice. Honestly, he's so happy with her. She really loves him. And I think that's beautiful – and that Diana would be proud of him and her lovely grandchildren."

Representatives for the Duchess of Sussex did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.