Made by Cartier in 1902, it was given to her by her parents on the occasion of her wedding to Nicholas of Greece and Denmark. It was inherited by her daughter Olga of Greece and Denmark, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, but its whereabouts are unknown.
King Constantine of the Hellenes, eldest child of Olga Konstantinovna.
He was named after his Russian grandfather, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich, but the name was enthusiastically received in Greece as there was a legend that a King Constantine would reconquer Constantinople.
Greek Princes Christopher, Alexander, Andrew and Nicholas.
Christopher, Andrew and Nicholas were the the three youngest sons of George I and Olga Konstantinovna. Alexander was their nephew, the second son of their eldest brother Constantine. Alexander, born in 1893, was only 5 years young than his uncle Christopher, born 1888.
Christopher married twice, first to wealthy American Nancy Leeds, and then following her death to Princess Francoise of Orleans. With Francoise he had a son, Michael, who is an author, including of many Romanov books.
Alexander reigned briefly as king when his father and elder brother were exiled, but died after a bite from a monkey become infected. He was married somewhat controversially to Greek commoner Aspasia Manos and their daughter, Princess Alexandra, was born posthumously.
Andrew married Princess Alice of Battenberg and have four daughters and one son, the late Prince Philip.
Nicholas married Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna and had three daughters.
The new King Constantine I of the Hellenes after the assassination of his father, King George I.
You can see his wife, Queen Sophie, in a black veil, and his two eldest sons, George and Alexander, on either side of the royal couple.
Constantine was a first cousin of Nicholas II through the Danish line (and also a more distant cousin through Tsar Nicholas I), and Sophie was a first cousin of Alexandra Feodorovna through the British line.
Princess Elizabeth of Greece with her son Count Hans Veit zu Toerring-Jettenbach.
Elizabeth, born 1904, was the middle daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. She spent part of every year in Russia during her childhood visiting relatives, and along with her older sister, Olga, was “great chums” with Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, according to their father Prince Nicholas.
She married Count Karl Theodor zu Toerring-Jettenbach in 1934, and had two children, Hans Veit (1935) and Helene (1937), named after her Russian grandmother.
Romanov relatives Princesses Olga and Elizabeth of Greece.
They were the elder two daughters of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna and Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark. In their childhood they were playmates of OTMAA and according to their father were “great chums” with Alexei in particular.
Their younger sister, Marina, became famous as the stylish Duchess of Kent.
