Fergie has little sympathy for Mills McCartney

Sarah Ferguson, no stranger to unflattering coverage in the British press, can empathize with Heather Mills McCartney but doesn't have much sympathy for Paul McCartney's estranged wife in her battle with the media.

Mills McCartney, who is going through a bitter divorce with the ex-Beatle, went on a tirade this week against the British press on talk shows in London and the U.S.

Ferguson said she can understand Mills McCartney's frustration.

"It's quite difficult when you're in it — when it's right in your face," the Duchess of York said. "But there's always a reason for it, so maybe you have to change something in yourself."

"It's give and take," she said. "... If you are on the public stage, it's your public stage. Otherwise, don't be on the public stage. That's what I really think. If you're on it, accept it; if you don't want to accept it, get off it."