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« Reply #195 on: April 04, 2006, 09:22:39 PM »
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The name of an Englishman of Xenia was Mr. Fan (or Fen), an officer from Army in India.
It seems that it was an intrigue, arranged by Sandro (oh,men).
He had for a long time an secret affaire with super wealth americaine - Mrs. Vaubotane (Maybe spelling is not uncorrect). Xenia was very upset about this.
So Sandro skilfully arranged an meeting of Xenia with an  Mr. F. ( very good made) who was a relative of Mrs. Vaubotane.As the result, nobody knew of an affaire of GD Sandro, but everybody knew about an affair of poor Xenia.


Actually, I'm pretty sure his name was Mr. Fane, not Fan or Fen. But this other stuff in here--Sandro's mistress and the whole arrangement thing, and that Fane was an officer from the army in India--where did you find this information? Not that I'm trying to discredit you--on the contrary, I am very intrigued. I would love to know your sources! Please tell me where?  :)

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« Reply #196 on: June 05, 2006, 09:23:30 AM »


Xenia & Grand Duke George Mikhailovich, St. Petersburg, 1915.

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« Reply #197 on: June 05, 2006, 09:25:53 AM »


A charming photo of Xenia. She is sticking her tongue out at the photographer (probably her son Feodor). Irina is in the background. St. Petersburg. 1915.

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« Reply #198 on: June 05, 2006, 09:31:36 AM »


Sandro & Xenia. Ai Tudor, 1914.


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Re: Grand Duchess Ksenia and Grand Duke Alexander
« Reply #199 on: June 12, 2006, 10:53:49 AM »
Young and pretty Xenia (painted by F.Flamenc in 1894).


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« Reply #200 on: June 21, 2006, 08:23:05 PM »
Is there a wedding picture of Ksenia Aleksandrovna and Sandro? ;)

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Re: Grand Duchess Ksenia and Grand Duke Alexander
« Reply #201 on: June 21, 2006, 09:22:07 PM »
The Romanovs didn't take a lot of wedding photos but there was this sketch:

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« Reply #202 on: June 21, 2006, 10:25:09 PM »
Any pictures of Xenia with OTMA?

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« Reply #203 on: June 21, 2006, 10:58:16 PM »
From the Rare Photos of OTMA thread, courtesy of Nadya_Arapov



Photo #1 Left to Right: Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, Tzar Nicholas, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich "Sandro", Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicolaevna, Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaevna. Ai Tudor, Xenia & Sandro's estate in the Crimea, 1914.
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« Reply #204 on: June 23, 2006, 08:57:16 AM »
Thank you, Grand Duchess Ella!  I love this picture!!!  Olga & Tatiana look so mature and so beautiful.  And I always enjoy photos which feature the Tsar and his sisters together.  

I found this one of Xenia & Sandro together among my archives.  The year is 1910, but I'm uncertain as to the location.  Maybe it will be a new one for some to enjoy.


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« Reply #205 on: June 28, 2006, 12:45:56 PM »
She looks lovely there in those dresses, which are much more ornate than anything else I have ever seen in pictures of her, which tend to show her in more ordinary clothes than these gowns. I love the black one ( or at least it looks like it) she is wearing in the last picture, it is rather unusual, but very stylish.

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« Reply #206 on: July 05, 2006, 04:56:54 PM »
Xenia looks lovely in both pictures. The 1916 picture is interesting because of the date, wartime with a revolution a year away.

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« Reply #207 on: July 28, 2006, 08:05:06 AM »


Xenia and family. 1900.

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« Reply #208 on: July 28, 2006, 03:52:34 PM »
Boy, Sandro has his lap full! What is that, 4 kids under age 4 or 5?

There was a companion photo--Xenia's wearing the same outfit but facing the camera---published somewhere but I can't remember where. Maybe Once a Grand Duchess?  :-\
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« Reply #209 on: July 29, 2006, 04:03:29 AM »
Thank you Natalya for that lovely photo of Xenia and Sandro! She was very elegant. Reading "Once a Grand Duchess" it says Xenia did not care much for jewels. I think these photos show otherwise!!?

The 1916 photo is lovely too, it looks like a "Worth" dress, like something Queen Maud would wear.

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