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Lady Dorothy Lygon (briefly Mrs Heber-Percy; 22 February 1912 – 13 November 2001) was an English socialite, and one of the Bright Young Things. She served as a Flight Officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during WWII, and later became an archivist.
- 22 February 1912
- English
- 13 November 2001 (aged 89)
- Mrs Robert Heber-Percy
There’s nothing to smile at in the story of Heber-Percy’s unexpected late marriage to Lady Dorothy Lygon, an elderly friend whose sexier sister had frolicked with him in bygone years.
Lady Mary Lygon (12 February 1910 – 27 September 1982), who married 1937 (div.) HH Prince Vsevolod Ivanovich of Russia, and had no children. Lady Dorothy Lygon (22 February 1912 – 13 November 2001), who married 1985 (sep.) Robert Heber-Percy (d. 1987) of Faringdon, Berkshire.
- British
- Liberal
- Lady Lettice Grosvenor (1876–1936)
- H. H. Asquith
When Dorothy Lygon was born in 1512, in Madresfield, Worcestershire, England, her father, Sir Richard Lygon, was 22 and her mother, Margaret Greville, was 19. She married Sir John Bourne. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 September 1567, in North Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age ...
- Female
- Sir John Bourne
Lady Dorothy Lygon (22 February 1912 – 13 November 2001) was an English socialite, part of the Bright Young Things. Lady Dorothy Lygon was born on 22 February 1912, the daughter of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Lettice Grosvenor.
Sir John Bourne (by 1518 – May 1575), of Worcestershire, was an English politician. Family. Bourne's family were minor gentry from Worcestershire. He married Dorothy Lygon and they had two sons and three daughters. Career. He was educated at Lincoln's Inn and was knighted on 2 October 1553.
The woman in the above photo is Lady Dorothy Lygon, known as Coote or Poll. As I say, the photo was probably taken in 1932. In 1931, her father, Lord Beauchamp, had been forced to leave Madresfield Court. Lord Beauchamp was actively gay, having sex with Madresfield footmen and living openly with a man when he holidayed abroad.
