Мария Харвуд, председатель Общества
Марина Щирская, член Общества

Второго июля 2022 Общество Великой Княгини Елизаветы Романовой в Великобритании провело ряд мероприятий, посвящённых памяти Святой Царственной Мученицы Александры Феодоровны, чьё 150-летие со дня рождения отмечалось в мае этого года. (См. 5 номер журнала Общества «Romanov History UK») День начался с посещения дома княгини Ольги Романовой, внучатой племянницы Царя Николая Второго.

Мы ехали по красивейшим окрестностям графства Кент, погода стояла великолепная, и мы готовились окунуться в атмосферу древнего королевского охотничьего поместья (первое упоминание в 13 веке) под названием Провендер, где в 40х годах 20 века поселился старший сын Вел. Кн. Ксении (сестры Царя Николая), Андрей. Поместье принадлежало его британской супруге Надин Макдугалл.

В этом его позднем браке родилась горячо любимая дочь Ольга. Здесь Князь Андрей, уехавший из Крыма в 1918 году уже взрослым юношей, прожил последние свои годы в мирной идиллической обстановке и относительном достатке после многих лет эмигрантских мытарств. Ольга сохранила живые и тёплые воспоминания о своём папа и бабушке Ксении, которая доживала свой век в доме на территории Хэмптон Корт, предоставленном ей королевской семьей.

Ольга Андреевна поделилась с нами своими семейными историями, подкрепляя их фотографиями, портретами и памятными вещами. Один из самых запоминающихся предметов – дорожный сундук с британского корабля «Мальборо», который вывез из Крыма ольгину прабабушку, Вдовствующую Императрицу Марию с дочерью Ксенией и ее многочисленной семьей.… KEEP READING

On 2nd July 2022, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society, U.K. organized a Romanov
Day dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna  (born
on 6th June 1872, Neues Palais, Darmstadt; murdered by Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918,
Ekaterinburg).
That included:

• visit to Provender, the Kent residence of Princess Olga Romanoff, great niece of Emperor Nicholas II;
• garden party at St Benedict, headquarters of the Society in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex;
• prayers to the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia at our headquarters;
• chamber music concert, performed by Alexander Groves (piano) and Henry Bristow (violin), and solo piano performance by Nazeli Manukyan;
• readings from the memoirs of the Alexandra’s Lady in Waiting Lili Den with comments by Dr Maria Harwood, Chairman of the Society;
• concluding words by John Harwood, Hon Secretary of GDERS;
• visiting newly built Orthodox chapel of the All-Merciful Saviour. 

Report of the Society’s Visit to Provender, home of Princess Olga Romanoff 
by Nadia Slepova, Member of GDERS

On the sunny morning of 2d July 2022 we arrived at the Provender House which is a breath-taking property
with a walled garden near Faversham in Kent.

 Princess Olga warmly welcomed our group and we had a light informal chat in front of the house.… KEEP READING

With the blessing of Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe (ROCOR)

On 2nd – 4th July, 2021, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society, UK  organized special events to celebrate the Fortieth Anniversary of the glorification, by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, of the Royal Martyrs and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, among the host of the New Martyrs of Russia. 

The main ceremony took place on July 3 at the Romanov Monument at East Cowes (Isle of Wight) close to Queen Victoria’s residence, Osborne House. A solemn ceremony was held to lay earth from the places where the remains of the martyrs were found in the base of the monument and the installation of a memorial plate recording this. As it was mentioned by the chairman, “the Monument stands on British soil and now it has Russian soil inside, in its heart”. 

Three years after the Romanov monument (designed by Russian Sculptor Elena Bezborodova) was erected it became possible to organize the delivery of a small amount of soil to the UK.… KEEP READING

Oxford, St Gregory and St Macrina’s House, 11-13th October 2019

CONFERENCE REPORT

Report of the conference “Rescuing the Romanovs: Crimea – Malta – Britain, 1919-2019”, and other events organised by the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society, UK, in Oxford (October 11th-13th, 2019) dedicated to the Centenary of the British operation to rescue Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna from Crimea.

Romanov commemorative events, organised by Grand Duchess Elizabeth Romanov Society UK, took place in Oxford during the weekend 11th-13h October at the House of St Gregory and St Macrina. The conference “Rescuing the Romanovs” and the new exhibition “Romanov Estates in Crimea” were dedicated to the Centenary of the British operation in Crimea to rescue the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and other members of the Romanov Family. Under the title “The Last Days of the Romanovs” the Society also brought to Oxford their displays and collection of the photographs depicting the Imperial Family, Grand Duchess Elizabeth, Dowager Empress Maria and her daughters Grand Duchesses Xenia and Olga during the Great War and the tragedies of Ekaterinburg and Alapaevsk in July 1918.

The exhibition was opened on the 11th October by the Society’s Chairman, Dr Maria Harwood, who welcomed the trustees, members and guests who had travelled from far and wide to Oxford (including from Russia, Japan and Switzerland) to participate in the Romanov weekend.… KEEP READING