Quotes about Anastasia from the book The lost Romanov Icon and the Enigma of Anastasia: “Anastasia is no adventuress, nor, in my opinion, is she merely the victim of delusion that she is the daughter of the Tsar. After living with her for a number of months, I have become firmly convinced that she is a lady accustomed to intercourse with the highest circles of Russian society and that it is likely she was born to a regal rank. Each of her words and movements reveals such a lofty dignity and commanding a bearing that it is impossible to claim that she learned these characteristics later in life.” Inspector Franz Grunberg, June 19, 1925 “That is Anastasia!” H.R.H. Princess Martha of Sweden (later Queen of Norway), after meeting the claimant in Berlin. “My intelligence will not allow me to accept her as Anastasia, but my heart tells me that it is she. And since I have grown up in a religion that taught me to follow the dictates of the heart rather than those of the mind, I am unable to leave this unfortunate child.” H.I.H. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (sister of the Tsar), after meeting and spending a few days with the claimant in Berlin. “She does not want and is not striving for recognition.” Baron Osten-Sacken, 1926. “All I want is that my Royal House of Denmark be blameless in the eyes of history in this affair. If the Imperial House of Russia wants to let one of its own die in the gutter, then we can do nothing.” Herluf Zahle, Danish Ambassador in Germany. “The claimant has no signs of mental deficiency, nor any evidence of suggestions or influence. It seems to me impossible that the numerous and apparently trivial details she recalls cannot be attributed to anything other than her own experiences. Also from a psychological point of view, it seems unlikely that anyone engaged for whatever purposes in acting the part of another would behave as the patient does in displaying so little initiative in achieving her aims.” Dr. Lothar Nobel, at Mommsen Clinic, March, 1926. “To view Frau Tchaikovsky as an intentional fraud is, to my mind, quite out of the question. It is impossible that this woman originated from the lower ranks of society. Her entire character is so distinctive, so completely cultivated, that even if nothing be known with certainty about her origins, she must be viewed as the descendant of an old, cultured, and I feel extremely decadent family.” Professor Saathof, Stillachhaus Sanatorium, 7th December, 1927. “When I first saw her face close up, and especially her eyes, so blue and so full of light, I immediately recognized Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna. Her unforgettable blue-gray eyes had exactly the same look in them as when she was a child.” Tatiana Botkin, after meeting the claimant in 1926. “At all times she was herself and never gave the impression of acting a role. She never, no matter the pressure, ever made an error that would have shaken my growing conviction and final complete embrace in her identity. She speaks perfectly acceptable Russian from the point of view of St. Petersburg society. She never gave the slightest impression of acting a part.” Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia. “I had the opportunity to observe and judge the invalid closely over two days, and I can categorically state that there is no doubt in my mind that she is Grand Duchess Anastasia. It is out of the question not to recognize her.” H.I.H. Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich. “I am convinced she is the Emperor’s youngest daughter. Now that she is a mature woman, I can occasionally detect in her the features of her mother. But more pointedly, her behaviour and cordial manner suggest to me an intimate familiarity and past association that bonds those of common origin together.” H.I.H. Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia. “I am still convinced it is she. You understand when she looked at me with those eyes, well, that was it. They are the Emperor’s eyes, the same exact look that the Emperor had.” Mathilde Kschessinska, Paris, 1967 (Widow of H.I.H. Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich and former mistress of the Tsar. “I think there’s something we don’t know about DNA.” Ian Lilburn, supporter of Anna Anderson who attended all the trials. “Rational experience of those who knew her far outweighs scientific evidence. It’s like saying she was a man.” Richard Schweitzer, after Dr.Gill’s press conference in 1994. “To be able to impersonate another would require a surpassing intelligence, an extraordinary degree of self-control and an ever alert discipline - all qualities Mrs. Tschaikowsky in no way possesses. Dr. Willige at the Ilten Sanatorium, 1931. “Mrs. Tchaikovsky is without any doubt Anastasia of Russia.” H.I.H. Prince Sigismund of Prussia, in sworn affidavit 1938. “I know perfectly well who I am. I do not need to prove it in any court of law.” Anna Anderson (H.I.H. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna).
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