London, May 2 : Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will shed her high-flying lifestyle for a normal working class life for a TV show, it has emerged.

The 49-year-old was allegedly headed to Manchester, where she would be holed up in a "basic bed and breakfast" while she makes the two-part special, The Sarah Ferguson Project.

The former member of the British Royal Family purportedly wanted to bring back some "community spirit" into the city.

"Fergie reckons one of the big problems facing Britain is that we have lost that community spirit," the Sun quoted a programme source as saying.

"People live on top of each other more now than ever. But we don't seem to know our neighbours or have anything to do with them.

"The plan is for Fergie to tackle the problems head on. She believes mums are at the heart of the community and it's from them that change will come.

"She will try to encourage women's groups and sports' days - but it will be a very touchy-feely approach," the source added. (ANI)