Celebrity Forum Gets Royal Treatment
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will be coming to Lowell as this year’s featured speaker at the MCC Celebrity Forum.
The event will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Every year, MCC brings speakers from the entertainment or political world, as well as world leaders and news figures to Lowell as part of its speaker series, which is now in its 11th year. Past speakers include Jay Leno, George and Barbara Bush, Walter Cronkite, Tim Russert and Colin Powell. Proceeds from the fund-raiser event go to the MCC Foundation, which supports scholarships for MCC students. The TJX Companies have been a presenting sponsor of the Forum since its inception.
This year, the college signed the Duchess of York, who will be delivering a speech entitled the Road to Authentic Life, in which she will speak about the steps and missteps she made on the road to the life she leads today. Ferguson said that while most have never faced the public scrutiny that comes with royal life, her insights into finding inner peace will help the audience evaluate the authenticity of the lives they’re leading now.
“We always look to bring people in that our audience may not get a chance to hear from in the normal course of events,” said President Cowan. “We like to keep the genres as diverse as possible. Last year, we had a tremendous stand-up comedian. This year, we’re featuring Sarah Ferguson, who has lived an extraordinary life in the public spotlight and reinvented herself in the process.”
In 1986, Ferguson married Prince Andrew, the Duke of York and the second son of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey. Following the births of her children Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, life in the royal spotlight became overwhelming for Ferguson. After 10 years of marriage and a very public separation, Sarah and Prince Andrew divorced in 1996.
With her fairytale a bit fractured, Ferguson found the need to reevaluate her own life. Having publicly tackled her personal weight issues, she was named spokesperson for Weight Watchers International. She has also authored numerous books, including several children’s books.
Tickets for Celebrity Forum are available at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium at 50 East Merrimack St., or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets begin at $37.
For information on how to become a sponsor of the event, contact Dennis Malvers at 781-280-3590.