Fergie devastated over royal wedding snub

Britain's Duchess of York was "devastated" not to receive an invite to the royal wedding.

The duchess - real name Sarah Ferguson - has been snubbed by Prince William and Kate Middleton after being caught out attempting to sell access to her ex-husband Prince Andrew to an undercover reporter in 2010.

After publicly apologising for the incident last year, Sarah - who is mother to princesses Beatrice and Eugenie - believed she was in with a chance of being invited to the nuptials on April 29, but was reportedly in tears when she discovered she had been left off the 1,900-strong guest list.

A friend of the duchess explained: "Sarah is devastated that she hasn't been invited. Hasn't she been punished enough by the family? Sarah is down on her luck and this is the same as kicking a person while they are down.

"Sarah was hoping that the wedding would provide her with the opportunity to spend quality time with the family and prove she can and does deserve to be part of the family.

"Any hope she ever had of being invited back into the fold is over. Sarah might be the last person on earth to finally get it but even she knows now she's not welcome."

As a result of the royal snub, the 51-year-old duchess is now allegedly planning to flee the country around the time of the wedding, as it will be "too painful" to be in London and not attend the event.

Sarah's friend added to gossip website Pop Eater: "The duchess will be watching the wedding on television just like the rest of the world, but not from England.

"It will be too painful for her to be in London. She will be abroad. Once again trying to start her life knowing that kissing a prince doesn't guarantee a happy ending."