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‘Carried away by those Russians’ – the dreadful fate of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters

The Queen’s repeated warnings to Alix and Ella of the danger of marrying Russians were ignored, and both Princesses of Hesse would die appalling deaths at the hands of revolutionaries

Ysenda Maxtone Graham
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, known as Ella, the elder sister of the Tsarina Alexandra  Fine Art Images/ Heritage Images/Getty Images
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 14 December 2024

  • The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse: The Curious Destinies of Queen Victoria’s Granddaughters

    Frances Welch

    Short Books, pp. 288, £25

issue 14 December 2024
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