Posted on 07/17/2008 7:44:18 AM PDT by Borges
Russian Orthodox Churches have been holding services to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the murder of their last royal family.
Processions were held in Moscow as well as the site of the killings - the city of Yekaterinburg near the Ural Mountains.
Officials have re-affirmed that DNA tests on bone and teeth fragments discovered in a shallow grave a year ago belong to two of the children of former Russian Tsar Nicholas II.
Crown Prince Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria were killed along with their parents and sisters by Bolsheviks on the morning of July 17 1918, but the whereabouts of their remains was until recently a mystery.
The Tsar was forced to abdicate in March 1917 following the Russian Revolution, and was held captive until his execution in a basement in Yekaterinburg one year later.
Remains identified as those of Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and three of their daughters were discovered in 1991.
They were buried in a symbolic but controversial funeral in 1998 and the family was canonised as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
As celebrations take place senior investigator, Vladimir Solovyov again confirmed: "The remains that were found belong to Alexei and Maria. We can say that with certainty."
That is the theory the author presents. He believes that Victoria’s royal “father” was unable or unwilling to be a father, so her mother looked elsehere. His basis for this theory is the idea that in Victoria there was introduction of the hemophilia gene as well as the elimination of the porphyria gene. A double mutation. The author thinks this highly unlikely to have occurred.
As for the Spanish connection Victoria’s grandaughter, Ena married the King of Spain. They had five sons and two daughters. Three sons were hemophiliacs.
The author believes that protecting the secret of the illnesses of the heirs both in Russia and Spain contributed to the downfall of the Royal houses in both countries.
The icon of the Holy Royal Martyrs streams blood colored myrrh.
Bump for the evening crowd.
Leni
I have senior moments too. Wow the resemblence is uncanny. I too am facinated with the European Royalty including Russia. Not as familiar with it as you are I am sure.
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