Sarah, Duchess of York the Duchess would no longer carry out public engagements on behalf of the Queen. Furthermore, the Queen announced in a statement that she would not take responsibility for Sarah's debts. In August 1992, surreptitiously taken photographs of the Duchess sunbathing topless with John Bryan, an American financial manager, were published in the British tabloid "Daily Mirror". The Duchess endured widespread public ridicule contributing to her further estrangement from the British royal family. In 1995, Prince Andrew's aunt Princess Margaret, who had received a bouquet of flowers sent by Sarah, reportedly wrote in a letter to the Duchess: "You have done
HMS Duchess of York (1801) early attempt to reach shore. Captain Sir Home Riggs Popham, in "Romney", left "Duchess of York" to salvage anything that could be salvaged and then sailed to Suez from whence he dispatched "Wilhelmina" to pick up the troops on the 15th and carry them back to India. At some point the Navy sold "Duchess of York". Apparently her career was so brief and limited to the Indian Ocean that no records of her service reached the Admiralty. "Duchess of York", Austin Forest, master, arrived at Port Jackson on 4 April 1807 from Bengal. She was primarily carrying merchandise, including an