He was also one of the few members of the Imperial Family to go to Moscow to attend the funeral of Elizabeth's husband, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, who was killed by a terrorist's bomb.
A fost unul dintre puținii membri ai familiei imperiale care s-au dus la Moscova pentru a asista la funerariile soțului Elisabetei, Marele Duce Serghei Alexandrovici, care a fost ucis de o bombă.