“They had ‘decided … to make themselves as ugly as they could’ by soaking up the sun, hatless, on the journey from Livadia, ‘so that Carol should not fall in love with any of them’.” — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
“They had ‘decided … to make themselves as ugly as they could’ by soaking up the sun, hatless, on the journey from Livadia, ‘so that… — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
“She ought to try eating raw ham in bed in the morning before breakfast. It really does help against nausea ” — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
“It was clear to anyone who encountered the tsar and his daughters in the Alexander Park how much pride he had in his girls.… — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
“quiet, unprovocative, unfailingly polite to one another and to them, and whose occasional sadness bore the stamp of a dignity their jailers could never… — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
“for the youngest Romanov daughter was a force of nature to whose presence it was impossible to remain indifferent. Even” — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
“though once more there were whisperings that the imperial sisters should not stoop so low in their friendships and that they looked scruffy and… — Helen Rappaport Copy Share Image
