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Lady Anastasia Mikhailovna Wernher CBE (née Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby; 9 September 1892 – 7 December 1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, was a German-born Russian-British aristocrat and thoroughbred racehorse owner.
Jun 23, 2021 · Alexandra was known throughout her life as a keen philanthropist with an interest in literature, founding the Pushkin prize and the Pushkin Trust after her famous ancestor. Pushkin was her great-great grandfather via her maternal grandmother Countess Anastasia de Torby.
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Dec 13, 2018 · Sacha’s maternal grandmother was born Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna de Torby, known as Zia, a daughter of Grand Duke Michael of Russia. She and her siblings were born in Baden Baden in...
Jun 5, 2024 · The two met at a ball in Blenheim Palace, and when Natalia’s grandmother, Countess Anastasia de Torby, found out about the flirtation, she was clear about her intentions for her granddaughter: "Don't let him go.
Oct 10, 2019 · The Wedding of Georgina Wernher, daughter of Sir Harold Wernher and Countess Anastasia de Torby, and Lieutenant Colonel Harald Phillips of the Coldstream Guards at St. Margaret’s, Westminster on this day in 1944.
Inspired by the beloved films, ANASTASIA transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of...
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Major Harold Augustus Wernher, second son of the late Sir Julius Wernher, Bart., and of Lady Wernher of Luton Hoo, was married to the Countess Anastasia (Zia) de Torby, elder daughter of the Grand Duko Michael Michailovitch of Russia and of the Countess, de Torby.
