Ferguson Upset Over Beatrice Attack

Duchess of York SARAH FERGUSON has taken aim at the British press for poking fun at her teenage daughter BEATRICE, and giving her a weight complex.

Ferguson was appalled when Britain's tabloids turned Beatrice's body into a national talking point after publishing unflattering bikini shots of the royal.

The Duchess insists the pictures were shot to make her daughter look big.

She tells the BBC the 19-year-old is a healthy size 10, and those calling her daughter names in the tabloids should show more responsibility.

She rages, "The press has been absolutely outrageous, calling her such horrible names. I just think they ought to take more responsibility."

Ferguson herself struggled with weight problems for years and became a target of cruel journalists. She is now a spokesperson for slimming group WeightWatchers.

She says Beatrice is very upset over the unwelcome attention her new bikini shots have garnered. She adds, "I understand freedom of the press but what I don't understand is when it takes a regular, very healthy girl and tries to completely obliterate her confidence."