Sarah, Duchess of York Society at a congressional briefing. Sarah, Duchess of York, was a founding supporter of the American Cancer Society's Great American Weigh In, an annual campaign (modelled after the Society's Great American Smoke Out) aimed at raising awareness of the link between excess weight and cancer. In 2006, the Duchess established The Sarah Ferguson Foundation based in Toronto, which derives funds from Sarah's commercial work and private donations with the aim of supporting charities internationally that serve children and families in dire need. Included under this umbrella organisation is her patronage and support of several British charities, including Mental Disability Rights
Catherine Graham, Duchess of Montrose married the duke, then Marquess of Graham, on 31 January 1970.. She immediately became Marchioness of Graham, and in 1992, when her husband inherited his father's title, she became Duchess of Montrose. They have three children: Following their marriage, Lady Montrose and her husband moved permanently to Scotland, where they lived at Auchmar House near Loch Lomond. After the establishment of the Preshal Trust, a charity based in Govan, the duchess became one of its leading supporters. The duchess died, aged 79, at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, Scotland. Catherine Graham, Duchess of Montrose Catherine Graham, Duchess of Montrose