Note: this topic is from 4/30/2008. Thanks Borges.
Posted on 04/30/2008 8:34:25 AM PDT by Borges
I read about this story years and years ago, in Richard Halliburton’s “Seven League Boots”. He interviewed one of the assassins of the Tzar’s family sometime between the two world wars. So far, all of the details that have emerged about the fate of the Tzar’s family are entirely consistent with Halliburton’s interview.
I wonder what they used for comparison?
So, then we can now expect that eccentric, demanding Anastasia impersonators will quit turning up in exotic ports of call all over the world?
> So, then we can now expect that eccentric, demanding Anastasia impersonators will quit turning up in exotic ports of call all over the world?
Jeez, I sure hope so. The poor dears would be 106 yrs old now.
How old would Anastasia be if she were alive today? When it gets to 140, the impersonators will thin out.
Wikipedia's entry for Nicolas II of Russia explains:
The remains of all the family and their [servants] with the exception of two of the children were later found in 1991.... The process to identify the remains was exhaustive. Samples were sent to Britain and the United States for DNA testing. The tests concluded that five of the skeletons were members of one family and four were unrelated. Three of the five were determined to be the children of two parents. The mother was linked to the British royal family, as was Alexandra. (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, grandson of Alexandra's oldest sister Victoria, Marchioness of Milford-Haven, gave a DNA sample which matched with that of the remains) The father was determined to be related to Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, younger brother of Nicholas II. British scientists said they were more than 98.5% sure that the remains were those of the Emperor, his family and their attendants.
Probably some long-lost relative of Pooty Poot's.
So much for the story of Anastasia. That is the right person I am thinking of, right?
Yes, what happened to Anastasia? Was she identified?
I think there was one prominent Anastasia impersonator several years ago who really managed to parlay that little scam into some high living for herself.
Not that I can see.
This may be a new tactic by the "Evil Empire" to suggest that she never existed, thus "all are accounted for".
Anastasia was murdered with the rest.
Was DNA ever found? If so, it wasn’t mentioned in this article.
The article states,
“The remains of Nicholas, Alexandra and three of their daughters were unearthed in Yekaterinburg in 1991...”
I believe that would include Anastasia.
I don’t ever recall any positive ID of Anastasia’s remains or any news of results of DNA testing. Perhaps it slipped by me.
Note: this topic is from 4/30/2008. Thanks Borges.
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