Lydia Cecilia Hill

Who was Lydia Cecilia Hill?

Lydia Cecilia Hill, known as Cissie Hill or Cecily Hill, was an English cabaret dancer notable for being a favourite of Ibrahim, Sultan of Johor and for being briefly engaged to him. A new Art Deco house, Mayfair Court, was funded for her in Herne Bay, Kent, by the Sultan. She was killed during World War II at the age of 27; there is an elaborate, marble monument on her grave in Herne Bay cemetery, Eddington, paid for by the Sultan.