Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, says her mother made her feel like an "ugly monster." Sarah revealed she felt "fat and hideous" as a child because her "staggeringly beautiful" mother Susan Barrantes - who passed away in 1998 - warned her not to look in the mirror because she was "ugly."

The duchess told British TV show 'Shrink Rap': "I have a very bad body image still. I never feel good about myself. I was brought up to believe that I was this monster and that I was given to my mother by the postman."

Britain's Princess Eugenie has dubbed her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, "Super Gran" on her MySpace page. The princess - who celebrated her 17th birthday on Friday with a party at London's Firehouse nightclub - has written about her life as a young royal on her personal webpage on internet community website MySpace.com, which can be viewed by anyone with internet access.

Eugenie lists her heroes as: "My grandmother, the queen, Super Gran!

Britain's Princess Eugenie will celebrate her 17th birthday on Friday with a party for 100 of her friends and family. The young royal has invited guests to the bash at London's private members club The Firehouse in South Kensington, and the celebrations are set to be a modest low-key affair compared to her older sister Princess Beatrice's 18th birthday party.

Beatrice celebrated her coming-of-age with an extravagant 1888-themed masked ball with 500 guests at Windsor Castle.

Britain's Princess Eugenie will celebrate her 17th birthday on Friday with a party for 100 of her friends and family. The young royal has invited guests to the bash at London's private members club The Firehouse in South Kensington, and the celebrations are set to be a modest low-key affair compared to her older sister Princess Beatrice's 18th birthday party.

Beatrice celebrated her coming-of-age with an extravagant 1888-themed masked ball with 500 guests at Windsor Castle.

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, cried when she watched "The Queen."

The duchess says she was overcome by emotional when she saw Helen Mirren's portrayal of the monarch in Stephen Frears' hit movie.

Who would have thought a royal prince would become happy about going to war? But apparently there is one who is.

Britain's Prince Harry is "over the moon" about going to Iraq.