Princess Natalia Pavlovna Paley was a Russian aristocrat who was a non-dynastic member of the Romanov family. A daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, she was a first cousin of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II. After the Russian Revolution, she emigrated first to France and later to the United States. She became a fashion model, socialite, vendeuse, and briefly pursued a career as a film actress.
Natalia Pavlovna Paley
From left to right: Princess Olga Paley, her eldest son Alexander Erikovich von Pistohlkors, Olga Erikovna von Pistohlkors, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Princess Irina Paley, Princess Natalia Paley, Prince Vladimir Paley, and Marianne Pistohlkors.
Natalia Paley with her first husband, Lucien Lelong
Natalia Paley worked as a model during the late 1920s and early 1930s
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia was the sixth son and youngest child of Emperor Alexander II of Russia by his first wife, Empress Maria Alexandrovna. He was a brother of Emperor Alexander III and uncle of Nicholas II, Russia's last monarch.
Photograph by Sergei Lvovich Levitsky, c. 1890
Tsar Alexander II of Russia with his wife and their three youngest children: Sergei, Paul and Maria
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and his brother Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich and Princess Alexandra of Greece. Engagement photograph. 1888.
