LGBT Awards: Sarah Ferguson dons a blue military style blazer as she puts on an animated display alongside drag queen Lawrence Chaney on the red carpet
Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson wore a blue military inspired jacket as she attended the LGBT awards at The Brewery in London on Friday night.
The Duchess of York, 61, cut an elegant figure in a blue midi dress, which she teamed with a military style fitted blazer of the same colour.
In keeping with the blue theme, Fergie held a matching clutch in her right hand and peep toe court shoes with diamond butterfly detailing on the front.
Looking chic: Sarah ‘Fergie’ Ferguson wore a blue military inspired jacket as she attended the LGBT awards at The Brewery in London on Friday night
Her statement flame red locks were styled in a side parting and they cascaded over her shoulders in soft waves,
The Duchess later posed with the drag queen Lawrence Chaney, and they both put on an animated display as they smiled for snaps at the red carpet event.
Lawrence, 24, looked amazing as he donned a bright purple wig, and latex figure hugging ensemble.
Happy: The Duchess later posed with the Drag Queen Lawrence Chaney, and they both put on an animated display as they smiled for snaps at the red carpet event
Looking good: Lawrence looked amazing as he donned a bright purple wig, and latex figure hugging ensemble
Fergie’s military inspired outfit comes as Prince Andrew will be allowed to stay on as colonel of the Grenadier Guards even though he most likely won’t return to public duties after sexual assault accusations emerged against him.
The Queen has reportedly announced she will let her son the Duke of York, 61, stay on in his honorary role despite the allegations he denies.
But military chiefs fear that him not being able to perform public duties will embarrass the forces.
Royals: Fergie’s military inspired outfit comes as Prince Andrew will be allowed to stay on as colonel of the Grenadier Guards even though he most likely won’t return to public duties
The Duchess of York put her best foot forward in a glamorous navy dress and heels
A senior military source told The Sun: ‘The Queen has let it be known to the regiment that she wants the Duke of York to remain as colonel and the feeling is that nobody wants to do anything that could cause upset to the colonel-in-chief…
‘How can you have a colonel who can’t perform the role? …You can’t have a colonel who can’t do public duties.’
Prince Andrew has also kept other honorary commands including colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, colonel-in-chief of the Yorkshire Regiment, commodore-in-chief of the Fleet Air Arm and honorary air commodore in the RAF.
Trio: She also posed with TV stylist Gok Wan, 46 and Loose Women presenter Linda Robson, 63. Gok wore a chic all-black ensemble for the event
Friends: Linda looked summery in a mid length striped dress and a cropped denim jacket paired with a pink scarf around her neck, as she posed with her arm around the Duchess
A smiley Sarah Ferguson (pictured) was seen leaving the LGTB Awards last night
The Duchess of York (pictured, left and right) held her clutch bag and tucked her hair behind her ears as she left the event last night
Sarah’s statement flame red locks were styled in a side parting and they cascaded over her shoulders in soft waves. Pictured, leaving the event
The move suggests the monarch is supportive of her son who stepped back from public duties ‘for the foreseeable future’ after his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein surfaced in 2019.
During the evening, Fergie also posed with TV stylist Gok Wan and Loose Women presenter Linda Robson.
Gok, 46, put on a chic display in an all black ensemble as he posed next to the Duchess.
Linda, 63, looked summery in a mid length striped dress and a cropped denim jacket paired with a pink scarf around her neck.
Linda and Fergie were all smiles as they posed with their arms round each other before heading into the event.
The outing comes after Fergie’s first book has crept onto the bestseller charts – despite critics branding it a ‘boring slog’ with no sex.
The book, Her Heart For A Compass, which is based loosely on the life of her ancestor Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, received mostly negative reviews in the press after hitting the shelves earlier this month.
Critics branded the book ‘boring’ and a ‘slog’ with an ‘insipid’ main character and a tone that jumps between ‘archaic and contemporary’. Almost all commented on the lack of sex and said it was at the ‘PG end’ of Mills & Boon.
However according to The Guardian, Her Heart for a Compass sold just over 1,000 copies sold in the last week, putting it in 10th place in the hardback fiction chart.
Fergie said she was ‘absolutely delighted’ with the news, saying: ‘It really is a dream come true and I’d like to thank everyone who has been buying the book so far.
‘I hope they are enjoying the exploits of my headstrong, redheaded heroine Lady Margaret and are spotting the parallels between my own life and hers.’
New book: The outing comes after her first book has crept onto the bestseller charts – despite critics branding it a ‘boring slog’ with no sex
Surprise: The Duchess of York’s Her Heart For A Compass (pictured), based loosely on the life of her ancestor Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, received mostly negative reviews in the press after hitting the shelves on Tuesday
2021 British LGBT Awards: Winners
CELEBRITY
Adam Lambert
Cara Delevingne
Elliot Page
Jameela Jamil
RuPaul
Andrew Scott
Demi Lovato – WINNER
Gillian Anderson
Tan France
Willow Smith
MTV – MUSIC ARTIST
Anne-Marie – WINNER
Harry Styles
Jojo Siwa
Kim Petras
Rina Sawayama
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
The 1975
MNEK
Sam Smith
CELEBRITY ALLY
Charli XCX
Dermot O’Leary
Eugene Levy
George Clooney
Jane Fonda
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Saunders
Jodie Comer
Melanie C – WINNER
Michelle Visage
BROADCASTER, JOURNALIST OR HOST
Dr Ranj Singh
Edward Enninful
Jamie Windust
Joe Lycett
Phillip Schofield
Rose & Rosie
Steph McGovern
Suzi Ruffell
Tom Allen – WINNER
Tom Read Wilson
MEDIA MOMENT
BBC America’s Killing Eve
CBBC’s The Next Step
Christmas romance Happiest Season
Mae Martin’s Feel Good
Netflix’s Haunting Of Bly Manor
Nicola Adams & Katya Jones on Strictly Come Dancing
RuPaul’s Drag Race features first trans Queen, Gottmik
Russell T Davies’ It’s a Sin – WINNER
Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood
Schitts Creek finale
SWINTON GROUP – FOOTBALL ALLY
Conor Coady – WINNER
Danny Welbeck
Gary Cahill
Gary Lineker
Graeme Souness
Hector Bellerin
Jamie Vardy
Jordan Henderson
Jurgen Klopp
Richarlison de Andrade
INSPIRATIONAL LEADER
Alex Kalomparis, Gilead
Jonathan Taylor, BNP Paribas
Josh Graff, LinkedIn
Julia Atwater, Atos
Lucy Bradbury, AECOM
Lucy McKillop, Clear Channel
Nicci Take, Mercer
Paul Donovan, UBS
Richard Moor , National Grid
Stephen Jacques, Key Assets Group (Europe) – WINNER
HSBC UK – BUSINESS ALLY
Alan Haywood, BP
Brian McNamara, GSK
Cait O’Riordan, FT
Carol Lukaszewicz, M & G
Emma Smith, Vodafone
John Soutar, HomeServe
Jonathan Howe, PwC
Philipp Lohan, Nielsen
Sharon Hague, Pearson – WINNER
Tia Ferguson, NatWest
DIVERSITY HERO
Anthony Dunn, Johnson and Johnson
Chris Wilkinson, Homes England
Clare Coates, Barclays
Deon Pillay, LGIM – WINNER
Filipe Mota da Silva, Tata Consultancy Services
Lisa Pinney MBE, Coal Authority
Lynne Nicholls, Clarion Housing
Scarlet-Marie Morgan, Allianz
Scott Sallee, Dentsu International
Stephen Nutt, NSPCC
MACQUARIE – FUTURE LEADER
Adam Shooman, State Street
Afonso Varatojo Januário, Schroders
Elliot Briery, Oliver Wyman
Harry Levey, Network Rail
Jennifer Spilling, Moody’s
Jung Wei Toh, HSBC UK
Justin Farrance, Allen & Overy – WINNER
Noémie Lefort, Warner Music Group
Tyler Lee, Unilever
Victoria Jackson, BLM Law
EXCEPTIONAL INCLUSION
Chris Kenna, Brand Advance
Claire Brody, Disney
Georgina Court, Clifford Chance
Greg Turner-Smart, Rolls-Royce
Guilherme Zardo Klein, Philip Morris agency
Gurchaten Sandhu, United Nation’s International Labour Organization – WINNER
Jessica Williams, Mace
Louise Bailey, SSE
Nigel Moralee, Sage (Accounting software)
Sarah Fennell, Macquarie
NETWORK GROUP
Emerge, ViacomCBS’ LHBT+ Employee Resource Group, Viacom
Jacobs – Prism Network, Jacobs
Just Eat Takeaway LGBT+ Network, Just Eat
LGBT+@Sky, Sky
LGBTQ+ at Tesco, Tesco – WINNER
London Stock Exchange Proud Network, LSEG
Pride@Airbus, Airbus
Proud@Shell, Shell
SEGA LGBTQ+ Network, SEGA
TalkPride, Talk Talk
TESCO – INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER OR COMPANY
Avanti West Coast
Capco
ITV
KPMG
Nestlé
O2
Sainsbury’s – WINNER
Tideway
TSB
Wickes
ONLINE INFLUENCER
Abigail Thorn
Adam Eli
Char Ellesse
Ericka Hart
Florence Given
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard – WINNER
Kate Moross
Marie Ulven Ringheim
Phil Lester
Yves Mathieu
NETWORK RAIL – BRAND OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Argos
Cadbury’s Creme Egg
Calvin Klein
Clean&Clear
Fairy Liquid LGBT+ rebrand
GSK Consumer Healthcare (Sensodyne, Voltarol)
Marks and Spencer LGBT sandwich
Starbucks’ Name Advert – WINNER
Unilever (Lynx, Vaseline, Simple, Close Up)
Wagamamas gender neutral toilets
JOHNSON & JOHNSON – CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
Ban Conversion Therapy
Drag Queen Story Hour UK
Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest
Inclusive Mosque
It Gets Better
Just Like Us
Mindline Trans
Opening Doors London
The Outside Project
UK Black Pride – WINNER
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LGBT+ LIFE
DJ Ritu
Dr S Chelvan
Helen Jones
Holestar
Jim MacSweeney
Leni Morris
Lou Englefield
Matthew Mahmood Ogston
Paul Martin OBE – WINNER
Reverend Jide Macaulay
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