Welsh aristocrat and socialite Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar, was BOTD in 1893. Born in London, the only son of the 1st Earl Tredegar, he was educated at Eton College and attended Oxford University, where he developed a keen interest in the occult, befriending fellow poet Robert Graves. At the outbreak of World War One, he took a commission in the Welsh Guards, but was discharged due to ill health, and worked as a parliamentary secretary. After the war, he converted to Roman Catholicism, and appointed to a ceremonial role at the Vatican, enabling him to wear a long cape and wave a sword in public. Somehow, In the 1920s, he worked in a series of overseas posts for the British Embassy, published a novel and several volumes of poetry, and unsuccessfully stood for Parliament. In 1928, he entered into a marriage of convenience with the Honorable Lois Sturt, allowing him to discreetly pursue affairs with men. On his father’s death in 1934, he inherited his father’s title and country estate in rural Wales. His home became the site for riotous weekend parties for his London society friends, including H. G. Wells, Luisa Casati, Aleister Crowley, Lord Alfred Douglas, George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Aldous Huxley and Henry “Chips” Cannon. While holidaying in Capri, he met the American celebrity rent boy Denham Fouts, who was about to be arrested for not paying his hotel bill. Morgan is reported to have said, “Unhand that handsome youth, he is mine”, taking Fouts to visit opium dens in China, Morgan before bringing him back to his Welsh estate. Their affair ended when Morgan’s friend Crown Prince Paul of Greece became infatuated with Fouts, whisking him away for a cruise around the Mediterranean. After Lois’ death in 1937, Morgan married Princess Olga Dolgorouky in 1939. During World War Two, he joined the British intelligence, with responsibilities for monitoring the welfare of carrier pigeons. Perhaps unsuited to security work, he disclosed confidential information to two Girl Guides and was court-martialled, but avoided a prison sentence due to his rank. His marriage was annulled in 1943, and he continued his life as a socialite, creating a “magik room” in his house to continue his study of the occult. He died in 1949, aged 55.