While the Duchess was in Malta with her husband, who was stationed there as an officer in the Royal Navy, Maria Alexandrovna gave birth to a second daughter, Victoria Melita, on 25 November 1876.
În timp ce era la Malta însoțindu-și soțul, care staționa acolo ca ofițer al marinei britanice, Maria Alexandrovna a născut a doua fiică, Victoria Melita, la 25 noiembrie 1876.