Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia

Known as "Nicky", he was educated in England at Oxford University and was a frequent social escort to Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.

Nikola died in a road accident at Datchet, now in Berkshire, England, some five miles from the home of his aunt, the Duchess of Kent.

[1] He was driving himself alone towards London, on his way to a meeting with Princess Margaret the same evening, to attend a full-dress rehearsal of a play being performed by a group of young socialites.

[2] His funeral service was held in London at the Serbian Orthodox Church on 17 April 1954, and his body was then sent for burial at the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne, Switzerland.

[4] He was a paternal grandson of Arsen Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia and Princess Aurora Pavlovna Demidova di San Donato.

Nikola (at right), with Prince Paul (left), Princess Olga (centre-right) and their siblings Alexander (centre-left) and Elizabeth (centre) in 1937
Tombs of Princess Olga , Prince Paul and Prince Nikola in the Karađorđević family vault at St. George's Church in Oplenac