DEATH OF A PRINCESS
A SOKIIiK STOHY. / list. N.Z. (/a hie, Assoc. Rcc July 9. 3 pun. Loudony July 8 There was a distressing disd. at the West nit nst or coroner's inquest on Mrs Sylvia Pearson, ng*xl 62. SI in Oc a male old age pensioner occupied a tiny room in Mavfair. Both worn ragged and dirty ami unable to pay the rent of 16/ weekly- The landlady kept them for a year, after which the rent was paid weekly They lived on potatoes and scraps of food supplied bv )He landlady- They wore virtually hermits. no nir being allowed t<c enter the room, which was in the filthiest. condition. It is believed they never undressed or washed. Tlley regularly received letters from "Russia. The letters were heavily crested and addressed to- '‘Princess Orlo£Y.'* The woman was highly cultured. The coroner, in retumincr a verdict from natural causes, said the deceased was obviously a Russian aristocrat, living in most terrible circumstances
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8630, 10 July 1924, Page 5
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