'We're going to help you rebuild': Sarah Ferguson's passionate promise to LA wildfire victims
Sarah Ferguson has taken to social media asking how she can help those impacted by the raging wildfires in LA.
Wearing an all-black ensemble, one of the world's most famous redheads said she was "devastated" seeing the scenes from California and promised to help victims rebuild.
"I was thinking about whether my words were going to sound very, very trite if I say anything but I just have got to say something," Fergie explained frankly.
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Sarah Ferguson has taken to social media asking how she can help those impacted by the raging wildfires in LA. Instagram/Sarah Ferguson
"My heart is so devastated by the fires in Southern California and Los Angeles, all the people that have been evacuated from their homes, that they've lost their homes, the animals, the Humane Society. I'm just so devastated.
"I just have to say something - you know, that I'm 100 per cent there. I really want to know how we can help. All over the world is just so affected by this just extraordinary devastation."
Ferguson's clip made her the first member of the British royal family to speak publicly about the California wildfires.
In true royal style, the 65-year-old shared a message of support for first responders.
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Ferguson's clip made her the first member of the British royal family to speak publicly about the California wildfires. Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP
"My heart goes out to the emergency services, to all the people that are tirelessly working and have been working for all these days to try and contain the fire, and just the first responders, and just the extraordinary people that are out there fighting," she said.
"And to anyone out there, we're here, we're going to keep fighting, and we're going to help you rebuild."
Fergie, as she's affectionately known, was in Austria for New Year's Eve, according to her social media and appeared to still be there or nearby.
A lake and mountain are visible in the background of the grandmother's passionate clip.
Unlike fellow royals Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of York has never lived in LA but has visited numerous times over the years for both charity work and business.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who relocated to Montecito after leaving London for North America five years ago, could be forced to evacuate if the current warning area widens significantly or if a power cut is ordered in their county.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who relocated to Montecito after leaving London for North America five years ago, could be forced to evacuate if the situation continues to escalate. Netflix
Currently, 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders as firefighters work to bring a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area under control.
Five people have so far been killed while about 2000 structures have been razed across areas ranging from Malibu on the Pacific Coast to Pasadena.
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