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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #480 on: March 04, 2009, 05:25:39 AM »
For those interested a small movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZziSCiHYc

By the way. I've seen this video a couple of times. But behind the Tsar walks 3 women. Are these women not the Grand Duchess Maria P. sr. and Grand Duchess Anastasia M and Queen Olga of Greece?

(Behdind GD Ella, Xenia and Cyrill I also see GD Anastasia and behind GD Cyrill is that not Andrew or Boris????)

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« Reply #481 on: March 04, 2009, 10:47:17 AM »
I think Boris. Ducky looked modern in her clothes, but Marie Coburg land Marie Paulovna the younger ooked pissed...

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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #482 on: March 05, 2009, 12:23:02 AM »
For those interested a small movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZziSCiHYc

By the way. I've seen this video a couple of times. But behind the Tsar walks 3 women. Are these women not the Grand Duchess Maria P. sr. and Grand Duchess Anastasia M and Queen Olga of Greece?

(Behdind GD Ella, Xenia and Cyrill I also see GD Anastasia and behind GD Cyrill is that not Andrew or Boris????)

Thanks for posting the link to the movie.

I am not quite sure about the three women but the woman who comes first into the picture looks like the tsar's aunt Maria Alexandrowna Duchess of Coburg.
The woman in the middle with the white umbrella I do not know.
The third one is Grandduchess Maria Pavlova Sr.

Does anybody know at which occasion that little movie was made?

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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #483 on: March 05, 2009, 02:01:03 AM »
Yes.... I think the women coming immediately after Nicky are from left to right

Marie Saxe Coburg & Gotha, Anastasia M of Mecklenburg Schwerin and Marie Pavlovna the elder! I may be completely wrong...!


What interesting footage!



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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #485 on: March 09, 2009, 05:04:37 AM »
For those interested a small movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygZziSCiHYc

Lord help me, if I hadn't known that was Kirill, I'd have sworn it was Hitler.....:-) !!
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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #486 on: March 09, 2009, 11:45:26 AM »
That was Cyril. No question about it. I am more interested in the music that went with the clip. Any info on that ?

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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #487 on: March 09, 2009, 07:08:06 PM »
I am more interested in the music that went with the clip. Any info on that ?

It's by the Viennese composer Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) who was know even in his life-time as "the waltz king". He's the composer of the famous operetta "Die Fledermaus" and of such famous waltzes as "The Blue Danube", "Emporer Waltz", "Tales of the Vienna Woods", "Voices of Spring" and many others. He also wrote a lot of polkas and operettas.

The music that went with the clip is a part of the introduction of "Emporer Waltz".

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« Reply #488 on: March 11, 2009, 08:44:27 PM »
Grand Duke Cyril and Grand Duchess Victoria speak to the Russian people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9gVJKDyhnI&feature=channel_page

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« Reply #489 on: March 11, 2009, 09:00:23 PM »
It's great to hear they voices! The video is from Mémoires d'Exil. ;)

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« Reply #490 on: March 11, 2009, 09:05:55 PM »
Thanks...I really must get a copy of that documentary!

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« Reply #491 on: March 11, 2009, 09:15:18 PM »
I wondered why on earth they spoke English when addressing the Russian people around the world!!! It just doesn't make sense to me! My grand father and his siblings and parents were all white Russians and they all spoke Russian and French and English was at least their third language until they ended up settling in the UK, the Colonies and the States! Why did Kyril speak in English?  It was super to hear them speak, and Kyril had very little accent that I could hear! Unlike Queen Mary who I do not think looks like her voice, Ducky really does 'look' like her voice to me....very Lady Bracknell- ish to me...I think she had a very 'handbag' voice!



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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #492 on: March 12, 2009, 01:46:29 AM »
I wondered why on earth they spoke English when addressing the Russian people around the world!!!


This fact also amused me..."Emperor and Empress of Russia" speaks to the Russian people in English with Oxford pronunciation (at least it sounds for me so)!! The reason might be they wanted the whole world would be listening )), not only Russian people.
BTW, Kirill's voice sounds funny.

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Re: Grand Duke Kyrill, his wife Victoria Fedorovna and children
« Reply #493 on: March 12, 2009, 12:52:47 PM »
Grand Duke Cyril and Grand Duchess Victoria speak to the Russian people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9gVJKDyhnI&feature=channel_page

this is great! thank you for posting! never seen it before.

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« Reply #494 on: March 12, 2009, 01:00:24 PM »
Me too!, never seen this video before, thank you!