Sarah Ferguson's new children's book has been withdrawn from sale.

Flora And Fern: Kindness Along The Way was due to be published on October 9 and while it was listed as available on Amazon from November 20, NielsenIQ Book Data confirmed to the BBC that it has been marked as "withdrawn from sale" at the request of the publisher.

The publisher, New Frontier Publishing, has not responded to the BBC's requests for comment.

Last month, Waterstones bookstores told BBC News that the publication date had "moved" and that they did not have a new publication date.

Neill Denny, from the book trade news website Book Brunch, told the BBC: "It makes total sense commercially.

"You have to imagine it's to do with the current controversies. It's not the right time to release a book by Sarah Ferguson.

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