Sarah Ferguson On Prince Harry's Relationship With Meghan Markle: 'She Makes Him Happy'

Sarah Ferguson is weighing in on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's marriage and speculating on what his late mother, Princess Diana, would say about her son today.

The Duchess of York, 62, appeared on Tuesday's episode of the Italian talk show, "Porta a Porta," where she was asked about her nephew, 37, and his 40-year-old wife, who stepped back as senior working members of the royal family and moved to California last year.

"The most important thing—and I know Diana, if she were here, would say that—is they are happy. And [Meghan] makes him happy," Ferguson was quoted by People as saying. "And I love to see that little boy that cried at the funeral to have happiness now."

Prince Harry was just 12 when his mother died in an August 1997 car crash. At her funeral the following month, the young prince and his older brother, Prince William, famously walked behind Princess Diana's coffin during the procession.

Ferguson and Princess Diana became close friends after first meeting as teenagers. It was the late Princess of Wales who introduced Ferguson to the author's now ex-husband, Prince Andrew.

"We were best friends from when she was 14 and I was 15," Ferguson previously told People.

The duchess said she believes Princess Diana would be proud of her sons and their wives and would be "obsessed with her grandchildren."

Prince Harry and Markle have two children, son Archie, 2, and daughter Lili, 6 months. Meanwhile, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton share Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3.

According to Ferguson, her late friend also "adored" her daughters, Princess Eugenie, 31, and Princess Beatrice, 33.

"This would be her haven. Her heaven," Ferguson added. "If she were sitting with me right now, I know she would say, 'I am so proud of both of my boys and the wonderful wives they have chosen.' Because each has got her own voice."

Ferguson has been showing support for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex since the couple quit royal duties. She previously came to Markle's defense when the "Suits" alum faced allegations of plagiarism about her children's book, "The Bench," earlier this year.

"To sit down and work hard to write a book, in any genre, should be supported and respected," Ferguson told the Daily Mail in May.

The Duchess of York, who did not attend Prince William and Middleton's 2011 nuptials, also expressed her gratitude to Prince Harry and Markle for inviting her to their wedding in 2018.

"It was very kind of them," she told "Good Morning Britain" of the Sussexes at the time, adding that it was "quite extraordinary" to hear supporters cheering for her when she arrived at the ceremony. "I can't thank them enough for doing that because it was nerve-wracking. … I sort of looked around like, 'Are they doing that for me?' Then someone went 'Fergie,' and it was the old Fergie back."