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Grand Duchess
Maria Vladimirovna to join events marking tsar's execution in Russia in July
Grand Duchess Maria
Vladimirovna, the head of the Russian Imperial House, will visit Russia in July
to attend events marking 90 years since Tsar Nicholas II and his family were
executed.
"The Grand Duchess will visit Moscow, Yekaterinburg and
Alapayevsk. The visit is to begin on July 14," Alexander Zakatov, the head
of the Russian Imperial House's chancellery, told Interfax on Wednesday.
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and other members of the Romanov
House reside in Spain.
Zakatov said at a news conference at Interfax in December
2007 that, the Royal Family would be ready to settle in Russia only after the
state recognizes its status. "This does not involve restitution of any
kind, or something unthinkable. It would suffice to recognize the Royal
Family's status as an historical institution without changing the republic
set-up," he said.
The Romanovs House also insists that Nicholas II and his
family be recognized as victims of political reprisals.
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