Maria Anecdotes

Yes. 

Where does the one about Maria dangling out of a window come from?

It wasn't published in a book.Greg King generously shared it in the former AP forum (hydrogen.pallasweb... I can't remember the name already) : )

If you don't mind me asking, where did he get it from?

I just happened to come across this quote from "Historical Anecdotes" thread (under Imperial Family).

The story about Maria falling out of the window happened in 1912. It can be found on this thread (post by Greg King, 5/3/04): http://hydrogen.pallasweb.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=family;action=display;num=1077194467

The story goes: "One day in 1912 at Livadia, the four Grand Duchesses crept into their father's Study on the upper floor of the White Palace at Livadia in his absence.  The Emperor was unusually protective of his privacy, and almost always locked the room when he was gone, but on this day he had forgotten, and the temptation proved too much.  While the girls were exploring, their mother began to call for them.  As her voice became louder and more insistent, they panicked.  Marie ran for the window, and told her sisters to lower her out; she was dangling by her arms mid-way down the side of the Palace when Alexandra apparently walked into the room, and her sisters let go so as not to get caught.  She fell to the garden, some fifteen feet below, with a thud; luckily, she landed in some shrubbery, and was only bumped and bruised, but their adventure had been discovered and they were forbidden to go out for several weeks thereafter."

I had never heard that anecdote before, but oh my god, poor Maria and thank god nothing serious happened to her. I've been in a similar situation and I broke my arm.

Like nicky would say, i'm glad to discover once again they were lively and mischievous llike human being!
I was thinking that in 1912 The Big pair weren't little girls no more! O was quite 17 and Tatiana 15. And they enjoyed these things anyway!

Thanks, this was a very interesting anecdote!!!