Sarah Ferguson is joined by mystery pal in wolf costume as she dresses up as Little Red Riding Hood for YouTube series – before re-sharing a clip of Princess Beatrice and Dermot O’Leary reading children’s tale
- Sarah Ferguson dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood in her latest YouTube video
- Royal, 60, was joined by a mystery pal who was dressed as a wolf in a nightgown
- Duchess is in lockdown with ex-husband Prince Andrew at Royal Lodge, Windsor
Sarah Ferguson dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood to read the classic children’s tale on her YouTube channel today.
The Duchess of York, 60, posted a second video starring her daughter Princess Beatrice, 31, and ‘her friends from Oscar’s Book Prize’ reading Tad by Benji Davies, which won the highly-coveted prize this year.
In the first clip, the mother-of-two, who is in lockdown with ex-husband Prince Andrew, daughter Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank at Royal Lodge, Windsor, donned a red-hooded cape and was joined by a mystery guest in a wolf mask and nightgown.
She then proceeded to give a very animated performance of the classic which was retold by Lesley Sims, and featured illustrations from Bao Luu.
Sarah Ferguson, 60, treated her fans to two videos today as she dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood to read the classic children’s tale on her YouTube channel (pictured)
The Duchess of York donned a red hooded cape and was joined by a mystery guest in a wolf mask and nightgown (pictured)
The royal is sharing the videos to her Youtube channel Storytime with Fergie and Friends daily to encourage little ones to read while in lockdown.
And despite being at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, she has had no shortage of famous faces joining her, with Michael Whitehall and Stephen Fry recently reading a story in videos shared to the page.
While many of the clips see the royal sitting inside the Royal Lodge in Windsor, she took to the garden and acted out the story in her latest performance.
Sarah also re-shared a clip of children’s authors reading Tad, starring her daughter Princess Beatrice and TV presenter Dermot O’Leary.
The royal gave a very animated reading of the classic which was retold by Lesley Sims, as well as featuring illustrations from Bao Luu
While many of the videos see the royal sitting inside the Royal Lodge, where she’s isolating with ex-husband Prince Andrew, in the latest clip she took to the garden and acted out the story (pictured)
The Duchess of York was joined by a mystery pal in a wolf’s costume at the grounds of the Royal Lodge, where she’s isolating with ex-husband Prince Andrew (pictured)
Sarah showed off her wonderful acting prowess in the short clip shared on her YouTube page (pictured)
Beatrice, who is ninth-in-line to the throne, is spending lockdown with her fiancé Edo Mapelli Mozzi and future mother-in-law Nikki Shale at her £1.5 million country house near Chipping Norton.
Princess Beatrice, who was diagnosed with dyslexia aged seven, became patron of the Oscar’s Book Prize in 2017.
The £5,000 literary award, supported by Amazon and the National Literacy Trust, recognises great storytelling in books for children under five which have been published within the past year.
The winning book, Tad, is about ‘growing up’, the smallest tadpole in a big pond.
In a video filmed at Nikki’s home, the royal said: ‘I felt so lucky to be able to read each of shortlisted books for Oscar’s Book Prize.
Princess Beatrice, 31, flashed her engagement ring as she announced the winner of the Oscar’s Book Prize, which she has been patron of since 2017