The authorities in Alderney, having no direct communication with the UK, recommended that all islanders evacuate, and nearly all did so; the Dame of Sark, Sibyl Hathaway, encouraged everyone to stay.
All islanders evacuate. The authorities in Alderney, having no direct communication with the UK, recommended this. Nearly all did so. The Dame of Sark encouraged everyone. This was to stay. Sibyl Hathaway was the Dame of Sark.