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
SS Duchess of York (1928) but twenty seven from the ship. Fearing the flames from the ships would attract U boats, "Duchess of York" and "California" were sunk by Royal Navy torpedoes in position in the early hours of 12 July. According to the regimental records of my fathers regiment, the 675 Artisan and Works R.E., on the 16th of June 1940 they embarked on the SS. Duchess of York from ST Nazaire during the evacuation of France. The next day on the 17th of June RMS Lancastria was sunk off St Nazaire with the loss of over 4,000 lives, the biggest loss of life