I have been researching the life of a Welsh peer, Evan Morgan (1893-1949) who in 1934 became the 2nd Viscount Tredegar.
On March 13, 1939, he married Princess Olga Sergievna Dolgorouky (1915-1998) in Singapore.
Olga was the daughter of Prince Serge Dolgoruky and the tragic Princess Irina (who died suddenly in 1917); as a young child she was aboard HMS Marlborough in 1919, which took her to a new life in Western Europe (firstly in Paris and then in England).
I have interviewed several people who knew Olga, who, even though her marriage to Lord Tredegar was short-lived, proved to be, by all accounts, a very popular Lady Tredegar to the estate workers. Olga often had to help preside over the rather mix-matched and chaotic parties that her eccentric husband threw: poets would sit next to priests, boxers next to bohemians; a menagerie of exotic pets (including a Honey Bear and boxing kangaroo) would entertain and alarm in equal measure.
Occasionally members of Olga's family would visit Tredegar House. Most frequently, and most notably, her half-brother 'Larry' - Ilarion Vorontzov Dashkov.
I would be most eager to hear from anyone with any information or contacts relating to Olga or 'Larry'.
Many Thanks,
