Her youngest daughter Princess
Eugenie, 32, welcomed her first child, a boy called August, in February
2021, while eldest daughter Princess Beatrice, 33, had baby Sienna with
husband Edoardo Mozzi in September 2021.
Speaking with well-known
entrepreneur, investor and funder of UK-based SMEs, Matt Haycox, on his
podcast, the royal grandmother was asked about the one piece of advice she
would give her grandchildren about “life, business and future”.
To which, Sarah replied:
“Well, August is 15 months and Sienna is eight months. I look at them
already and I communicate with them… But I look at them and I think, ‘Oh
goodness, always allow a child – or in my case, my grandchildren – to be who they
are.”
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| Princess Eugenie, husband Jack and son August |
Of their playtime habits, she
added: “You know, if August wants to play with trains and tractors, he can
but if he wants to play with Barbies, that’s okay too. And at the moment,
Sienna wants to play with cuddly teddy bears and very pink things. But if
she wants to go play with trains and tractors, well then they can share, can’t
they? So that’s all good.
“I think that my advice
to not just my grandchildren, but to my children too, is [to ask], ‘How do you
feel? Does this make you happy? Do you feel like you are doing it because you
wish to or are you trying to please or are you trying to overachieve? Where are
you in all of this?”
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| Mum Sarah with daughters Beatrice and Eugenie |
Reflecting on when she was
growing up, Sarah recalled: “I was brought up with, “Oh, don’t ever
think of yourself. You’re too selfish.’ And of course, then you never think of
yourself and then you go make endless wrong decisions and take the wrong
roads.”
She continued: “I teach
my grandchildren the same way as I’ve taught my two beautiful girls who are the
best ambassadors for good mothering because I’m a darn good mum.”
