Tatiana with Maria pictures

[imperial angel]

Thanks for telling me that we had that photo labeled wrong! I can't believe we did that! I think the photos of them when they are younger could well show more closeness, because usually siblings are closer when they are younger, despite differences of personality. Also, in formal photos which are more posed, they could have been put closer apart than they were in actual distance, in daily life. It is so easy to mix up photos of otma when they were young children. They were very cute, but hard to tell apart. As they grew older this changed, of course. And thanks to the person who posted the photo of them with the kittens in this thread. Generally, I think there is a valid point in what we said about the differences between Tatiana and Marie.

[KarlandZita]

I think that Tatiana was more close to her sisters Olga and Anastasia than Maria. Of course, the big pair and the little pair were frequently separated and Tatiana was the best friend of Olga but on several pictures, Anastasia posed often near Tatiana and Olga near Maria. For me, it's evident that when you are photographed by your father or your mother, you want to pose near your favourite sister.
And if you observe the pictures of OTMA, you can notice that it's often the case for Tatiana and Anastasia.

[imperial angel]

About Tatiana and Anastasia: There is plenty of evidence they were close, although it is hard to say how much. Marie and Tatiana were more distant, for lots of reasons that you can name. Certainly you can tell alot from body language in photos. It is interesting, the issue of the closeness of the sisters, all quite close, but some more distant than others to each other.

[otma_duchess_3]

i have sceen some of them together not not a lot mabe like one  or two ever other year or some thing like that ....but there is won where Tatiana is holding marie's hand i have it i just dont know how to put it on the post thingy but if can find out how i will put it up here if i can ...but any way's

[observer]

As always, we have the disadvantage of about a hundred years and thousands of miles in between us and them and so most of our information is speculation gleaned simply from photos, selected diary entries and letters, and the accounts of others. I think it's safe to say that Tatiana and Maria probably had less in common than there other sisters but there is also no real evidence of a great rift or an irreparable falling out between them. In that case, I like to believe that there was love between them and enjoyment of each other depite the lack of photographic evidence.
 I think of two particular moments when Tatiana showed a real concern with Maria. The first being the incident with her Refugee Committee when Maria accompanied her and Niedhardt unexpectedly greeted Maria with her full title. Tatiana seemed amused and affectionate toward her sister's shy embarrasment.
Secondly, I look at the picture of Tatiana and Maria sprawled out and resting in the field with Maria sleeping with her head rested on Tatiana while Tatiana peers at the camera looking slightly annoyed. It's nice to think that maybe she was saying, "Hey, why are you waking us up, huh?"
Just my opinion but oh well

[imperial angel]

Observer does have a valid point, and I enjoyed her post. There is no evidence that some of the sisters had fallen out with each other, fought all the time or had some huge rift between them. We were merely saying that they were less close to each other than others of the sisters. It is hard to prove this from old photos alone, and body language in them. We don't really have any other solid proof, although reading accounts of them by those who knew them, and also family letters, you can draw conclusions. And just because they might have been less close, doesn't mean that otma were not much closer than most sisters.They were, and that is admirable, in my view. It's natural for some siblings to be closer to some siblings than others might be in the same family.

[KarlandZita]

Marie and Tatiana with their father during World War I in Crimea, 1915

[Justine]

That was Maria? I always think, that was Olga

[OlgaNRomanovaFan]

That was Maria? I always think, that was Olga

I thought it was Olga at first too, but it is indeed Maria.

Sorry if this have been posted before :

Maria and Tatiana Riding -

[grandduchess_42]

Marie and Tatiana with their father during World War I in Crimea, 1915

was that their last time in the crimea?

[divine_grace]

Guys, the picture of Maria and Tatiana with their father was actually taken in the Alexander Palace or Peterhof. I don't think it was in the Crimea. The year was 1915 definitely.

[clockworkgirl21]

Here are Tatiana and Maria, I believe in Moscow.

[grandduchess_42]

thats great!

what event what event was that?

[KarlandZita]

Found on ebay :

[grandduchess_42]

isn't there a full to that one?