| Princess Velia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Velia Abdel-Huda 26 January 1916 Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt |
| Died | 29 November 2012 |
| Spouses | Prince Osman-Oglu |
| House | Osmanoğlu |
| Father | Tawfik Abu Al-Huda |
Princess Velia Osman-Oglu, born as Velia Abdel-Huda, and more commonly referred to as Princess Lulie (26 January 1916 – 29 November 2012) was a British art historian and socialite. She was also notable for being the first Muslim woman to study at the University of Oxford.[1]
Princess Velia Osman-Oglu of Turkey, known to all as Lulie, was the first Muslim woman to study at Oxford and to penetrate the British Establishment...She was born Velia Abdel-Huda in Cairo into a family of Turkish aristocrats and diplomats exiled in Egypt since the fall of the Ottoman Empire.