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August 20
1992: Duchess of York in photos row
[ 2007-08-20 18:22 ]

August 20
The York's separation was announced in March
1992: Duchess of York in photos row

England have

Intimate photographs of the Duchess of York and a Texan businessman, John Bryan, have been published in a tabloid newspaper.

The pictures, run by the Daily Mirror over 10 pages, show a topless Duchess of York and Mr Bryan embracing by a swimming pool in the south of France.

Other photographs appear to show Mr Bryan kissing the duchess' foot.

The duchess is currently separated from her husband Prince Andrew.

However, she has always maintained that Mr Bryan was merely her "financial adviser".

The pictures were taken by an Italian freelance photographer using a telephoto lens.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the Queen was dismayed by the decision of the Daily Mirror and other tabloids to publish the photographs.

A palace spokesman said: "We strongly disapprove of the publication of photographs taken in such circumstances."

However, the editor of the Daily Mirror is defending its action.

Richard Stott said the pictures revealed the hypocrisy surrounding the duchess' relationship with Mr Bryan.

The Duchess of York has spent the day at Balmoral in Scotland with other members of the Royal Family.

John Bryan was in London with an army of reporters and photographers besieging his flat.

Mr Bryan made no comment as he left at lunchtime.

The Texan had asked the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) to intervene before the publication of the photos.

But the PCC said it would not censor a newspaper in advance of publication.

It would also not decide whether publication was in the public interest unless it got a formal complaint, the PCC added.  

August 20
The Marchioness had been hired for a birthday party

1989: River crash 'kills 30'

Artificially 1969: FilmTheTheAA At least 30 people died when a pleasure cruiser, packed with young party-goers, and a barge collided on the River Thames.

The captain and second mate of the barge, the dredger Bowbelle, are now under arrest.

Among those still missing are the captain of the cruiser, the Marchioness, and a city banker who chartered the boat to celebrate his birthday.

There are fears the final death toll could be as high as 60.

Divers are still searching below deck where more bodies are expected to be found.

Most of those on board were young people in their 20s.

Both vessels were moving down river towards Southwark Bridge in the early hours of Sunday morning when they collided.

The Marchioness's owners said the 90-ton boat was struck a blow from the 2,000-ton dredger which forced it directly into the larger vessel's path.

They said the Bowbelle then ran over the cruiser forcing it underwater "like a bicycle being run over by a lorry".

So far the owners of the Bowbelle have made no public comment.

Police commandeered other boats to search for survivors who had been tipped into the river after the collision.

Party-goers on other cruisers witnessed the events and some tried to help.

"We were all shouting at the driver to back up to try and rescue some of the people which he did.

"We got back and some of the guys jumped into the water and pulled some of the people onto our boat," said one witness, Rob Elliott.

So far 89 people are known to have survived the crash.

Earlier today some of them left the hospitals where they had been taken after being pulled from the river.

Vocabulary:
 

dismay: to fill with fear and hopeless(沮丧;惊慌)

hypocrisy: the act or practice of pretending to be better than what one actually is(伪善)

barge:a large low boat with flat bottom(驳船;游艇)

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