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Sarah Ferguson finally opens up about her Harry Potter themed royal wedding hat

Sarah Ferguson joked about her hat from Princess Eugenie's wedding day

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Emmy Griffiths
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Sarah Ferguson opened up about her daughter Princess Eugenie's royal wedding during a visit to Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, and addressed the comparisons of her bold green hat with a gold bow to the golden snitch in Harry Potter. Following the wedding, viewers were quick to make the cheeky comparison, with one particularly popular tweet sharing a snap of Sarah in the hat, writing: "When you've got a #RoyalWedding at 11 but Harry Potter has to catch you to win a Quidditch match at 2."

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The Duchess of York spoke about her wedding hat

Speaking about the many Internet memes made of her outfit after the royal wedding, the Duchess of York joked: "We love the Golden Snitch but I hadn't realised that until afterwards! There's always something I do!" She added that the style of the hat was to pay tribute to her mother, Susan Barrantes, who lived in Argentina before her death in 1998, saying: "I sort of wanted that Spanish style for mum again." Chatting about her nerves at Eugenie and Jack's wedding, the proud mum explained: "Well I think you all saw it because I sat in the chair and went, 'Phew', you can't write or say, it was such an honour. The love between Jack and Eugenie is enormous, they're meant to be together."

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She also spoke about greeting the crowds ahead of entering the church, saying: "They had flown from Nepal to New York to there and I had to hug him because he's my friend.," adding: "The lady in the wheelchair was mum's best friend." Speaking to HELLO! about the wedding, Sarah previously thanked the Queen for the special day, saying: "I cannot be more grateful to Eugenie's grandmother for making this day so memorable. I am so grateful for all the hard work and kindness behind the scenes to make such a special day for our daughter."

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