By Ginia Bellafante

Continuing to vie for position as World's Most Dysfunctional Royal Family, the crowned Brits are battling another bout of tumultuous high drama. Photos just printed in several European tabloids reveal the matronly Duchess of York amorously cavorting with balding Texas millionaire John Bryan. A few of the scandalous snaps, taken near St.-Tropez, feature the Rubenesque redhead minus bikini top. Another depicts Fergie and Bryan smooching in the presence of her daughter Princess Eugenie, 2. Predictably, the scandal managers at Buckingham Palace issued a statement disapproving of the publication of the photos.