Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh and Coburg

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

After checking the whole thread I've seen that many of the paintings aren't now available 
I want to post two:
From the always amazing Royal Collection

Another painting

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

The Duchess of Edinburgh on a card...

[Eric_Lowe]

Wearing her 6 strand of pearls that was part of the wedding gift. They were inherited by her daughter Missy after her death.

[Windsor]

Are there any books currently available about the Grand Duchess?

[Eric_Lowe]

No. But she could found in group bios on female Romanovs, bio on her husband Alfred and her daughters Missy, Ducky and Baby Bee.

[TampaBay]

I forgot who much she looks like her brother Alexandra III.

Did she more resemble her mother or father?

TampaBay

[Eric_Lowe]

Not really. Her father was quite handsome and slim while her mother was delicate.

[ashdean]

She looks very much like her brother Vladimir

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes, and also Alexander III too. But the ones that looked more like Alexander II were slim like Serge & Paul, Alexis sort of in between.

[Eddie_uk]

Are there any books currently available about the Grand Duchess?

I have just started reading "Dearest Missy". Containing the letters between the Duchess of Coburg and her daughter Marie. It's quite an interesting read, the Duchess appears quite a loving mother, which I didn't really expect.

[Eric_Lowe]

She was...But also she was very demanding and judgmental. However when her children was in trouble, Maria could be counted for help. Especially in the lives of Missy, Ducky and Baby Bee.

[Marc]

Maria could be counted for help. Especially in the lives of Missy, Ducky and Baby Bee.

I would include Sandra also,who was the least known of the sisters-we know she left her big amount of jewels which didn't please too much her sisters!

[Eric_Lowe]

She was not the best of daughters nor she was of sisters. Baby Bee wrote that Sandra swindle her mother out of her jewels and later refuse to help her.

[Ally Kumari]

A portrait by Gustav Richter



source: Royal collection

[Eric_Lowe]

I have seen it used in the Van Der Kiste book. I wonder where that paining is right now...