Marguerite Alibert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marguerite Alibert

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1890

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1971

Profession: courtesan

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Marguerite Alibert

  • Marguerite Marie Alibert (9 December 1890 – 2 January 1971), also known as Maggie Meller, Marguerite Laurent, and Princess Fahmy, was a French socialite.
  • She started her career as a courtesan in Paris and in 1917-18 she had an affair with the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII).
  • After her marriage to Egyptian aristocrat Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey, she was frequently called Princess by the media of the time.
  • In 1923, she killed her husband at the Savoy Hotel in London.
  • She was eventually acquitted of the murder charge after a trial at the Old Bailey.
  • Her affair with the Prince became the subject of the book The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder.
  • The killing of her husband was the focus of the book Scandal at the Savoy: The Infamous 1920s Murder Case.

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