Olga Maria Deterding (23 August 1926 – 31 December 1978) was a wealthy heiress and socialite who regularly featured in the gossip columns of London society during the Sixties and Seventies.
She inherited an estimated £50 million from her father Sir Henri Deterding, the second chief executive of Royal Dutch Petroleum, following his death in 1939 (equivalent to £3,915,618,956 in 2023).
[3] Later she became involved with Jonathan Routh, best remembered for his role on the British version of Candid Camera; their relationship lasted for several years from 1971.
[10] A subsequent coroner's inquest was told, "Miss Deterding ate lasagne, roast beef, rice and beans."
According to pathologist Peter Lantos, a large (3 x 3½-inch) piece of beef was found in her throat, and she had an exceptionally high blood-alcohol level.