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
Sarah Cecil, Countess of Exeter 23. Sarah is referred to in Tennyson's poem "The Lord of Burleigh" (1835, published 1842); according to the poet, she did not know her husband's true identity until after he inherited Burghley House. The story was also re-told by Elisabeth Inglis-Jones in "The Lord of Burghley". In 1800 Exeter married for a third time, to Elizabeth, former Duchess of Hamilton, the ex-wife of the 8th Duke of Hamilton. Sarah Cecil, Countess of Exeter Sarah Cecil, Countess of Exeter (28 June 1773 – 18 January 1797), formerly Sarah Hoggins, was the second wife of Henry Cecil, Earl of Exeter. Sarah Hoggins