SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - It was an ordinary day at Java-roma on Thursday - people were drinking coffee, eating sandwiches, playing on their laptops and reading their books - that was until the duchess walked in.

The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson was at Javaroma on Thursday, Jan. 6, creating a stir of excitement while filming a show. - Kira Curtis/NNSL photo

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was in Yellowknife filming part of her new docu-series Finding Sarah, which will be airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network in early 2011.

"I love coming here," the duchess said, "I love Canadians."

Ferguson visited Yellowknife 25 years ago with her then-husband Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.

While in the coffee shop, the 51-year-old ordered a turkey bagel sandwich and worked busily on her pink Blackberry as a camera crew filmed her every move.

Fadil Memedi, one of Javaroma's owners, said she called him over to compliment the delicious food.

"She loved the sandwich that we made her," he said excitedly. "She seems very pleasant, very polite and very ordinary."

Ferguson later took the time to pose for photos with Memedi and Javaroma co-owner Rami Kassem as well as patrons who stumbled upon the visit.

"It's not every day the duchess is here," said Memedi.

Ferguson was married to Queen Elizabeth II's son Prince Andrew from 1986 to 1996.

Recently she has been making headlines for offering an undercover British tabloid journalist access to her ex-husband in exchange for money.

The duchess' new show will share her personal struggle to rebuild her life.

This is a new stage in her life, she said, which includes joining Canadian non-profit impossible2Possible, or i2P, a youth adventure group which aims to empower young people around the world through expeditions that help protect the Earth and its people.

She said during her trip to the NWT she spent a night in a tent on Grave Slave Lake to be adventurous and experience the cold like Northerners do.

It is unclear how long the duchess will be in the city.

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