I've read too that Natasha was an adventuress etc, I think some people thought that because she was a commoner and divorcee' marrying into the Imperial Family. She certainly had quite an impression on men- Grand Duke Dmitri P was quite affected by her as the book Michael and Natasha shows. MF was indeed not deaf unlike her sister Alexandra. I don't think Thyra, MF's other sister was deaf. Alexandra of England and MF were more interesting than Thryra, their other sister, or perhaps Thyra is just less famous.
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