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Born | Susan Mary Wright 9 June 1937 Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 19 September 1998 Tres Lomas, Argentina | (aged 61)
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Susan Mary Barrantes (née Wright, previously Ferguson; 9 June 1937 – 19 September 1998) was a documentary filmmaker and the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, as well as the maternal grandmother of princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
Her elopement with an Argentinian polo player caused a stir in social circles. After his death, she became a film producer in Buenos Aires. She died in a car crash at the age of 61.