Page "Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia" Paragraph 33

Pierre Gilliard recalled his last sight of the children at Yekaterinburg: " The sailor Nagorny, who attended to Alexei Nikolaevitch, passed my window carrying the sick boy in his arms, behind him came the Grand Duchesses loaded with valises and small personal belongings.

I tried to get out, but was roughly pushed back into the carriage by the sentry.

I came back to the window.

Tatiana Nikolayevna came last carrying her little dog and struggling to drag a heavy brown valise.

It was raining and I saw her feet sink into the mud at every step.

Nagorny tried to come to her assistance ; he was roughly pushed back by one of the commisars ..." Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden told of her sad last glimpse of Anastasia: " Once, standing on some steps at the door of a house close by, I saw a hand and a pink-sleeved arm opening the topmost pane.

According to the blouse the hand must have belonged either to the Grand Duchess Marie or Anastasia.

They could not see me through their windows, and this was to be the last glimpse that I was to have of any of them!