Dorothea Ponsonby

Dorothea "Dolly" Ponsonby, Baroness Ponsonby of Shulbrede (née Parry; 1876 – 11 July 1963), was an English writer and close friends of the Llewelyn Davies and du Maurier families.

She was the mother of Elizabeth Ponsonby of the Bright Young Things.

Dorothea "Dolly" Parry was born in 1876, the daughter of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet and Lady Elizabeth Maude Herbert (1851–1933).

[1] She was a close friend of the Llewelyn Davies' family, a connection that started with her mother, Elizabeth Maude Herbert, who was friends (and admirer) of Margaret Llewelyn Davies, and Dolly became friends with Arthur Llewelyn Davies and in particular close friend with Sylvia du Maurier.

She left a body of letters and her diaries which provide a useful insight into her life and the notable people that she socialised with.