Sarah, Duchess of York, was overcome with emotion on Wednesday when she was the keynote speaker at the Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope ‘s Palm Beach charity event in Palm Beach, Florida.
During her speech, which took place at the famed hotel, The Breakers, the Duchess of York, 64, thanked the American people for giving her and her daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice a life, during her divorce from Prince Andrew back in 1995.
© Dave BenettIn a video shared on social media from an audience member, Sarah said: “I wanted to thank the American people for giving me back my life – always have a handkerchief by the way, I get so emotional. When I came in 1995… I don’t know how to thank you you gave my children a life, I was divorced, from England, I went to live in America, and I got a job. And it’s all thanks to you.” Sarah spent nearly 10 years living in the US following her split from Prince Andrew.