Susan Barrantes
Susan Mary Barrantes (née Wright, previously Ferguson; 9 June 1937 – 19 September 1998) was the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, and the maternal grandmother of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.
She was known as 'the bolter', following her elopement with an Argentinian polo-player, causing a stir in social circles. After his death, she became a film-producer in Buenos Aires, but was tragically killed in a road accident.
Read more about Susan Barrantes: Background and Family, Early Life and First Marriage, Divorce and Second Marriage, Death, Ancestry
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