Knoxville — There was a lot of talk about Peyton Manning or John Gruden being in Knoxville this weekend, but turns out there was a royal celebrity in town that most people missed!
Turns out that Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, watched the Tennessee game at Neyland Stadium!
Our friends at B97.5 snapped a photo of Fergie outside one of the luxury suites and noted there was some extra security on the floor.
Turns out the duchess was a guest of Moll Anderson, an interior designer and author from East Tennessee. She posted about the visit on her Instagram account:
"So about last night!! Surprise!!! what do you do when the "Duchess of York" wants to surprise your #sisterfriend @janmiller3525? You say, "YES! Come on to #Tennessee and go to your first #collegefootball game, @sarahferguson15!” she wrote. "What an amazing time and such a blessing to get to know this amazing woman! I think we may be headed on some amazing adventures...she's an Angel!! Here we go! Best houseguest ever!!!!"
There's no word on whether the duchess enjoyed the game, but as you can see from the photo--- even royalty is not exempt from Neyland Stadium's clear bag policy!!
Anderson wouldn't comment further about the visit when we asked but said, "She's a dear friend and she wanted to experience her very first football game with us!"
Sarah Ferguson was married to Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the younger son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They have two daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York, who are respectively seventh and eighth in the line of succession to the British throne.