Margaret Greville
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Dame Margaret Helen McEwan Anderson Greville, DBE, Mrs. Ronald Greville (1863–1942), was a British society hostess and philanthropist.
She was the daughter of the Rt. Hon. William McEwan, an M.P. and brewery multimillionaire. She was heiress to his fortune. In 1891 she married the Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville, eldest son of the 2nd Baron Greville. They resided at their estate, Polesden Lacey, Dorking, Surrey.
She was friendly with the British Royal Family, including reportedly an intimate friend of Queen Mary. For this reason she bequeathed Princess Margaret £20,000, a considerable sum at the time. A large portion of her jewels were bequethed to The Queen Mother
At her death, her estate was deeded to the National Trust. Her remains are interred on the estate grounds between the house and the formal garden.
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"I would not live among Australians for thousands of pounds. They are uncouth. They have no art and they take no interest at all in anything save their own municipal and state affairs. The Australians themselves are leaving the country areas for the towns and they want emigrants from England to go out into the back blocks and do all the hard work. "Immigrants are not treated well out there. They are spoken of as 'pommies,' the reference being to their bright cheeks, which look like pomegranates, and 'low-downers.' I would most decidedly advise a man with a family and not much money against going to Australia."
