March 19, 2015

"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 THEalexandra miserable REVOLUTIONARIES WERE AT HER OWN PALACE GATES.