Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna: June 2008-

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

Tsar Nicolas II was against the wedding of Grand Duke Cyril with the divorcee Princess Melitta of Hesse.
Without this wedding no Grand Duchess Maria ...

In 1908 the Tsar fully restored his cousin Kyrill and his cousine Victoria Melita. Since then they were known as Their Imperial Highnesses Grand-Prince Kyrill Vladimirovich and Grand-Princess Victoria Feodorovna.

https://www.nytimes.com/1908/11/19/a...-marriage.html

[eya]

GD Maria with GD Georgi enjoy this weekend Mallorca. Will attend today at the wedding of Prince Joachim of Prussia with Countess Angelina of Solms-Laubach

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQPFeDI_zG/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzSGhOHo-Sf/

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by eya

GD Maria with GD Georgi enjoy this weekend Mallorca. Will attend today at the wedding of Prince Joachim of Prussia with Countess Angelina of Solms-Laubach

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQPFeDI_zG/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzSGhOHo-Sf/

I would advise Prinz Georg von Preußen to see a fitness club.

[Benjamin]

Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and D. Duarte, Duke of Bragança, participated in a dynastic exchange of orders this evening in a palace near Moscow:

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....sia-and-d.html

[eya]

On 1 December , in the Central House of Writers, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the literary prize "Heritage" for 2019 was held with the presence of GD Maria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9a35OZpiuY

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Grand Duchess Maria of Russia and D. Duarte, Duke of Bragança, participated in a dynastic exchange of orders this evening in a palace near Moscow:

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot....sia-and-d.html

I strongly commend Georg Prinz von Preußen ("Georgy Romanov") to see a fitness club. Not even for representation but just primarily for his health. I can see the presssure on his knees, his short breathing and the unease of his movements, because of all that mass. This is critical for his health. And he still "has" to procreate the imperial family...

[eya]

Grand Duchess Maria issues a statement about the COVID-19 pandemic

Eurohistory: Grand Duchess Maria of Russia Addresses Her Fellow Countrymen

[eya]

GD Maria was found positive to coronavirus several days ago with a small flu condition but now has recovery

"As the head of her office, Alexander Zakatov, told Interfax, "at the end of March, the Grand Duchess experienced mild ailment for several days, similar to the signs of a typical seasonal SARS. After passing the test, it was established that it was a coronavirus."
Now doctors are stating her full recovery with the presence of "stable immunity." And although nothing threatens the Grand Duchess’s health, “she continues to observe the quarantine regime in accordance with the procedure established by the authorities,” said Zakatov

https://translate.googleusercontent....GwDpbshh9VXWoQ

[Benjamin]

Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, as noted above, has fully recovered from her bout of coronavirus.

The case was so mild, and the symptoms so minor, that the grand duchess almost did not call a doctor - wise that she did, just in case!

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia Recovers From Coronavirus

[REAL COUNTESS]

I am not sure but she does look younger? Maybe Botox or a small lift? What ever it is, she looks good.

[Marc23]

Originally Posted by REAL COUNTESS

I am not sure but she does look younger? Maybe Botox or a small lift? What ever it is, she looks good.

Maybe it's just a photo filter effect...

[HereditaryPrincess]

A new portrait of Grand Duchess Maria:

Récent portrait de Maria de Russie – Noblesse & Royautés

[Marc23]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

A new portrait of Grand Duchess Maria:

Récent portrait de Maria de Russie – Noblesse & Royautés

It's not new:

https://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps9be03ab9.jpg

It was posted by me in 2013 on "Russian Imperial and Noble Jewels" post number 307, which means that the photo portrait was made earlier.

[Royalist.in.NC]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

I strongly commend Georg Prinz von Preußen ("Georgy Romanov") to see a fitness club. Not even for representation but just primarily for his health. I can see the presssure on his knees, his short breathing and the unease of his movements, because of all that mass. This is critical for his health. And he still "has" to procreate the imperial family...

I see that this is an old thread but hoping someone can answer my question. It seems that much is made - by Maria at least- of equal marriages. Rebecca Victoria seems like a lovely person. But how can any children they may have be eligible for the (pretend) Russian throne? There is a lot on their website claiming that because Maria married a prince, their marriage is equal. How could the marriage of George and Rebecca be anything but morganatic?

[maria-olivia]

Grand Duchess Maria is so passive in Russia .
Her statement for not giving to Rebecca the Title of Royal Highness and her Wedding as morganatic is a Première
King Michel of Roumania never said that the Wedding of Margaretha with Mr Radu Dadu was morganatic !

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Royalist.in.NC

I see that this is an old thread but hoping someone can answer my question. It seems that much is made - by Maria at least- of equal marriages. Rebecca Victoria seems like a lovely person. But how can any children they may have be eligible for the (pretend) Russian throne? There is a lot on their website claiming that because Maria married a prince, their marriage is equal. How could the marriage of George and Rebecca be anything but morganatic?

It is not so difficult: one day Grand-Prince Georgy Mikhailovitch will be head of the Imperial House. And he will declare his spouse to be completely acceptable. He saves his mother to change her lifelong viewpoint on dynastic alliances, on which her position is cemented.

Note that all Tsars during the monarchy and all Heads of the Imperial House in the post-revolutionary era descend from the Grand-Princess Anna Petrovna, daughter of Tsar Peter The Great.

And Anna's mother?

That was Marta Helena Skowrońska, daughter of a Polish farmer. She became orphan and worked as humble servant and laundry-maid until she was hired into the Household of the Prince Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov, the very best friend of Tsar Peter The Great and "picked" to become a Tsarina...

We saw the same in the House of Bourbon-Parma. The union of prince Henri of Luxembourg with María Teresa Mestre y Batista was problematic because not equal. But when the current Duke of Parma married Anne-Marie Guáltherie van Weezel, suddenly created Condesa de Molina, this was "dynastic".

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

Grand Duchess Maria is so passive in Russia .
Her statement for not giving to Rebecca the Title of Royal Highness and her Wedding as morganatic is a Première
King Michel of Roumania never said that the Wedding of Margaretha with Mr Radu Dadu was morganatic !

Maria Vladimirovna is old, overweight, possibly diabetic and is in the highest risk group for COVID-19. On the sites of the Russian Imperial House she is still active, but all digital. The public outings during the Pandemic seem reserved for her son.

The Grand-Princess Maria Vladimirovna on her position, from the FB of the Imperial House:

“Many mistakenly believe that the Head of the Imperial House is the ‘pretender to the throne.’ In point of fact, this is absolutely not the case.

"The Imperial House is an historical institution, which preserves an entire range of traditional spiritual values, including, of course, the idea of monarchy. It would be impossible for the dynasty to reject monarchy in the same way it would be impossible for the Church to reject belief in God.

"We are convinced that legitimate monarchy has a future and can be of service to Russia. If the people—freely and fully-informed—should one day choose to restore the monarchy, then the Head of the Imperial House will be ready to fulfill her or his duty as the legal successor to Russia’s past sovereigns. But we do not desire to force ourselves on the nation, we do not participate in any political activities whatsoever, and we do not have pretensions to anything.

“Both I and my son, the Grand-Prince Georgy Mikhailovich, are citizens of Russia. We respect its Constitution and laws. We strive to help the President and government, the Church, the other traditional religious confessions in the nation, and various civic groups to revive the nation’s historic traditions and to develop these traditions in ways that fit the circumstances of the modern world we live in.

“At the present time, and in the foreseeable future, the main activities of the House of Romanov are to sponsor charitable activities, to help strengthen the state and civil society, to foster social, religious, and ethnic harmony in the country, to help maintain and preserve the cultures and civilization of the various peoples that once were part of the former Russian Empire, to protect the environment and our common historical heritage, and to promote a positive image of Russia in the wider world. All our activities are of a humanitarian, not a political, character."

Russian Imperial House - Current Topics of Interest

[Blog Real]

Does Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna still live in Madrid? and her son?

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Does Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna still live in Madrid? and her son?

Both live in Russia and in the EU but Georgy has set up a communications organization in Brussels. His aim is, on behalf of Russian industry, trade and agriculture, to improve the (poor) relationship with the EU. (Russia is hit with sanctions). As former member of the Cabinet of EU Commissioner Loyola de Palacio, he has a wide network in Brussels.

Originally Posted by Blog Real

Does Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna still live in Madrid? and her son?

The frontiers with Russia were closed, it seems that Maria Vladimirovna has been restricted to Spain because of the ban on travels, that is also why she and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (his parents) were not at the engagement in Kostroma, according to Georgy.

[maria-olivia]

At King Baudouin Funerals, Grand Duchess Maria directly took a seat of the close Royal Family. Too late to say her to leave. There is no relations between her and our Royals. But se taught as Head of the Romanov she had not to sit in the last rows. President Mitterand and Madame were at the 3e row.
I wonder if main Royals will attend the Wedding at St Isaac Chuch in St Peterburg . At least 2 Hours standing!

[victor1319]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

I wonder if main Royals will attend the Wedding at St Isaac Chuch in St Peterburg . At least 2 Hours standing!

Yep, no rows of chairs and banks in Russian Churches! But this is nothing compared to their processions - for example for the murdered Romanovs: Olympic speed for long miles! Very sporty!

So, it is better to only send young and fit Royals!

Bu I wonder, if anybody at all will show up, with all the sanctions in place and nonsense.... Might be a new start for diplomacy.