"Madame, it distresses me to appear discourteous but I fear I am about to be killed. The doors of this room are being forced!” His voice ceased. There was a terrible crash—so loud we all heard it in the telegraph room. Then silence.On the phone to the Winter Palace-Prince Ratief told Lili Dehn he was about to be shot. This was the horrible low point for ALEXANDRA- SHE KNEW HER HUSBAND HAD ABDICATED , HER CHILDREN WERE DEATHLY ILL..AND THE REVOLUTIONARIES WERE AT HER OWN PALACE GATES.
March 19, 2015