The royal scandal shook Buckingham Palace and the world, making 1992 Queen Elizabeth II's "annus horribilis."

A princess vacationing in the South of France was caught in a compromising situation with a business associate.

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The tabloids called the scandalous images of Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew's wife, kissing another man's foot "Fergie foot-job."

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however the royal denies toe-sucking.

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This contributed to Queen Elizabeth II's disastrous 1992—which also accelerated Andrew and Ferguson's divorce.

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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, May 19, 2018. July 21, 1990.

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The show quickly resolved the controversy, but fans not remember Ferguson at the queen's royal burial in September.

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