Thanks Elphaba, I've thought about that as well.
I wonder how many of the daughters may have been carriers. How long might have Alexei lived?
It's just so hard to imagine any other ending.
I don't think I've seen that pic before and I have many Romanov books, even the rare Kschessinska bio.
Here's a pic of me in front of their home, the Alexander Palace in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo).
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."