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Major-General Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, GCVO, TD (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was a British military officer and diamond magnate.
On 20 July 1917, Zia married Harold Augustus Wernher, second son of wealthy financier Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bt, who had made his fortune in South African diamond mining.
Mar 24, 2018 · Sir Harold Wernher was the-then occupant of the house, after inheriting it following his mother’s death in 1922; his son, Alex, was killed in the war, eerily mimicking the death of Sir Julius’ son, also named Alex, in World War One.
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.
Major-General Sir Harold Augustus Wernher, 3rd Baronet, GCVO TD (16 January 1893 – 30 June 1973) was a British military officer and diamond magnate. Wernher was born on 16 January 1893 the second son of Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet, and his wife, Alice Sedgwick Mankiewicz.
Jul 2, 1973 · LONDON, July 1—Sir Harold Wernher, an industrialist, racehorse owner and close friend of the Royal family, died today at Luton Hoo, his home in Bedfordshire. He was 80 years old.
The Faberge Collection came to Luton Hoo with the marriage of Harold Wernher to Countess Anastasia (Zia) de Torby – Harold was the son of Julius Wernher who formed the Wernher Collection and purchased Luton Hoo in 1903 – the quite large collection comprised of both useful items and ornaments.
