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| Picture No | 10640234 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Grand Duchess George of Russia - her English hospital |
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The Grand Duchess George of Russia (1876 - 1940), formerly Princess Maria of Greece, daughter of King George I of Greece and sister of King Constantine of Greece. Pictured at the hospital she set up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire for wounded soldiers during World War I. She had the fortune to be stranded in England when war broke out - her husband was arrested by Bolsheviks and shot in January 1919. Photograph shows (standing from left), Princess Nina Georgorovna of Russia (the Grand Duchess's elder daughter), Miss Ramsing (lady in waiting ot Princess Margaret of Denmark), Miss Steckl, the Princess Margaret of Denmark - (sitting) The Grand Duchess George of Russia, the Princess Xenia Georgorovna of Russia (younger daughter of the Grand Duchess), Madame Steckel, Mr Steckel and the governess to the children of the Grand Duchess.
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| Source | Photograph in The Tatler, 13 January 1915 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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