Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset numerous descendants include Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (and therefore The Queen and all of her blood descendants), Diana, Princess of Wales, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset ("née" Devereux; 30 September 1599 – 24 April 1674), was an English noblewoman who lived during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and Charles II. Her father was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Elizabeth I's favourite who was executed for treason in 1601. She was the second wife of William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and the mother of
Sarah Ferguson (journalist) Sarah Ferguson (journalist) Sarah Ferguson is a Nigerian-born Australian journalist currently working with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). She is a reporter and presenter on ABC's "Four Corners", and on 10 February 2014, took over as the host of "7.30" while Leigh Sales was on six months' maternity leave. Ferguson began her career in newspapers in Britain, writing arts reviews for "The Independent" before moving to France where she worked for the BBC. In Australia, apart from her ABC career, Ferguson has worked for the SBS programs "Dateline" and "Insight" as a reporter and producer. She won the Gold Walkley