. >> now, the duchess of york, sarah ferguson is weighing in. shef. >> reporter: sarah opening up in a candid letter in "hello" magazine, taking aim at what she calls a sewer of social media. in what many royal watchers see as a not so veiled reference to a divide between duchess meghan and duchess kate. fergie writing, women in particular are constantly pitted against and compared with each other in a way that reminds me of how people tried to portray diana and me, all the time, as rivals, which is something neither of us ever felt. >> she absolutely is referring to the treatment of meghan and kate. certainly there are parallels between the relationship that kate and meghan have and diana and fergie had. >> reporter: the pointed essay, by the duchess of york, an endorsement to hello to kindness campaign, something fergie says can take a lasting toll. this isn't about freedom of speech. the truth is it's not acceptable to post abuse or threats on social media or news cites, she writes, adding it's not acceptable to troll other people viciously on