The Life and Death of Ella Grand Duchess of Russia Quotes

“Thank you for the dear past.”
― Christopher Warwick, The Life and Death of Ella Grand Duchess of Russia: A Romanov Tragedy

“Now that I am calmer I see the absolute impossibility of going on leading a life which was killing her & driving me nearly mad. For to keep up your spirits & a laughing face while ruin is staring you in the eyes & misery is tearing your heart to pieces is a struggle which is fruitless . . . My last years have been a living hell to me.”
― Christopher Warwick, The Life and Death of Ella Grand Duchess of Russia: A Romanov Tragedy

“At Ilinskoye, Serge left the room in which his young sister-in-law had died completely untouched, locking a door that would never again be opened by anyone but himself.”
― Christopher Warwick, The Life and Death of Ella Grand Duchess of Russia: A Romanov Tragedy