Her parents were then living in exile because their marriage had not been approved by Tsar Nicholas II due to the fact that they were first cousins.
Οι γονείς της ζούσαν στην εξορία γιατί ο γάμος τους δεν είχε εγκριθεί από τον Τσάρου Νικολάου Β΄ επειδή ήταν πρώτα ξαδέρφια.