Susan "Susie" Barrantes, the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, died in a motor accident in Argentina at the age of 61. She was born Susan Mary Wright on June 9 1937, the youngest of three daughters of FitzHerbert Wright, a former lieutenant in the 15th/19th Hussars and later a company director. Her mother Doreen Wingfield was the only daughter of the 8th Viscount Powerscourt. Susie married Ronald Ferguson at St Margaret's Westminster, on January 17 1956. The couple had two daughters, Jane, born in August 1957, and Sarah, born in October 1959. Susie married 2nd, Hector Barrantes. She went to live in Argentina, where she and her husband maintained a large ranch at El Pucara, 350 miles south-west of Buenos Aires.
Susan "Susie" Barrantes, the mother of Sarah, Duchess of York, died in a motor accident in Argentina at the age of 61. She was born Susan Mary Wright on June 9 1937, the youngest of three daughters of FitzHerbert Wright, a former lieutenant in the 15th/19th Hussars and later a company director. Her mother Doreen Wingfield was the only daughter of the 8th Viscount Powerscourt. Susie married Ronald Ferguson at St Margaret's Westminster, on January 17 1956. The couple had two daughters, Jane, born in August 1957, and Sarah, born in October 1959. Susie married 2nd, Hector Barrantes. She went to live in Argentina, where she and her husband maintained a large ranch at El Pucara, 350 miles south-west of Buenos Aires.
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