Victor Dandré

He was regarded as a French–Russian aristocrat, who had spent his early life mainly in Paris and Saint Petersburg.

Before meeting Pavlova, he was a member of the Saint Petersburg City Duma and a speaker and whip in the Governing Senate.

[6] Their main residence from around 1912 was Ivy House in Golders Green, since 1830s a predominantly Jewish area of London.

[8] Dandré's financial affairs, which included charges of fraud, prevented the couple from returning to Russia.

[7] Following Pavlova's death in 1931, he continued to be involved in ballet and toured the world with groups of Russians.