Anna Pavlovna was shocked over the differences between Russia and her new home country, especially when it came to the class system and the separation between the classes, which was much less strict in the Netherlands, where the distance between royalty and the public was not as great as in Russia, and she had difficulties adjusting herself to this.
Anna Pavlovna a fost șocată de diferența dintre Rusia și noua ei țară, în special atunci când era vorba de nivelul social, unde diferența dintre regalitate și cetățeni nu era așa de mare ca în Rusia iar ea a avut dificultăți de adaptare la acest lucru.