Fergie Turns 50! A Look Back At The Duchess's Duds (PHOTOS)

Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is turning 50 years old today, marking half-a-century full of her signature eccentric style. After her marriage to Prince Andrew in 1986, Fergie opted for classic duchess duds including hats and plaids, but as she broke away from the royal family, her wardrobe became wilder with prints and flashy jewels. Check out the Duchess's duds below.

• • • • • • • • • • • • Sarah Ferguson, fiancee of Britain's Prince Andrew, attends the Chelsea Flower Show in London, May 19, 1986.

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[TetonJumper]

Great Lady.

[Promise]

I always liked her. She's down to earth, natural and very funny. She looks good, too. I really don't care what she wears.

[MAragon]

Gotta hand it to her - she's quite a survivor and she does look better now than when she first came into the public eye. She's aging well.

[roude]

happy birthday sarah

[HelloFunnyWorld]

Happy Birthday Sarah, glad you made it so far, so well.

Much love.

Moms in Canada

[clarendon67]

I always loved Fergie. She made her mistakes but did not wallow in self pity like Diana. She could laugh at herself and she came out mistakes and all looking like a real person.

[brooklyncitizen]

know that for a fact huh?

[Seaglass]

Why the snark?! Clarendon, I agree with you.

[mairs]

If I got married to the future king and found out he was still seeing a horse on the side, I'd feel a little self-pity myself, actually. I did think Diana was pretty classy about it all.

[Whitley2009]

Please, please, no British royals.

[BlueBoomer]

She looks great...be­tter than when she was younger...­BUT that purple dress is hideous!..­.she should pull the cool, mod black/white outfit out again instead!

[Gasparilla]

I always liked her and Margaret over Diana. And in spite of popular belief, Diana was not some trend setter.

[isaidit]

RMILF!

[JR Jake]

What an elegant and articulate women. I have always admired her because she wears herself and her causes so well. No aplomb with anything she does and she acts the part of royalty. It is nice seeing her again, just to remind us there are demure and very attractive women overseas, and sometimes worth looking at for men everywhere.

[smoochie]

Always loved her! Charming and completely out of the box.

Wait! Oh no! Is her face a little "altered" in the last shot? Say it ain't so, Fergie!

[bellabeach]

Love her.... she is beautiful and very down to earth!!

[PWM]

I always liked her. Compared to the other royals, she was very down to earth.

[paulita]

She was recently on the Graham Norton show on BBC America, she was lovely and delightful.