Interlude
Russian Princesses In New York!
Imperial Romanov Princesses, Grand Duchesses Maria and Anastasia of Russia, were spotted attending a private showing at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art alongside their grandmother, Former Tsarina Maria Feodorovna, and the wife of the British Ambassador. The princesses were famously imprisoned by Bolshevik forces in Siberia following their father, the Tsar’s, abdication last year. Rumors persist that their sister, Tatiana, has claimed the throne as Tsarina.
Reports coming out of Russia have been contradictory, due to the ongoing civil war. It appears certain that the former Tsar and Tsarina, Nicholas II and Alexandra, are deceased, along with at least one and possibly two of their children. At least one Bolshevik report has it that the entire Imperial family perished, but the presence of Maria Feodorovna with the girls in New York City would seem to contradict that claim. (pg. 6)