Part 3: Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin's Tiara

A robbery, an arrest, another arrest, Soviet prison, and the threat of nuclear war. No big deal, right?

This is final installment of the story of Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and her Fabergé tiara. When we last left Alix and her family near the end of World War II, they had fled Mecklenburg for Schloss Glücksburg, near the Danish border.

But there was someone else at Glücksburg - someone the Allies wanted to get their hands on at any cost. Alix and her family got caught up in the manhunt for a famous Nazi, while her second son ran into trouble trying to safeguard their home, Schloss Ludwigslust, which was about to be occupied by the Red Army.

The final years of Alix's life were as full of drama as the early years we've already covered. The good news? Although it's a little hard to track what happened to this tiara during the war years, we know exactly where it ended up...and it's a happy ending for tiara lovers like us.

#fabergetiara #royaljewels #womeninhistory #royalty

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A big thank-you to everyone who reached out while I was making this series to help with translations and pronunciations. Another thank-you to Marlene Eilers Koenig for letting me use images from her collection in this video & the blog post. More thank-yous to Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos and Dr. Stephen Malinowski for writing back when I asked questions about Friedrich Franz's arrest.

In this video, I mentioned
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📹 Part 1 of Alix's story

📹 Part 2 of Alix's story

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ABOUT THE GIRL IN THE TIARA
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I tell stories about tiaras and the fascinating royal women who wore them. Join me as I follow these tiaras across generations and countries, through wars and revolutions and—sometimes—into darkness and disappearance and destruction.

This isn't the kind of history your professor lectured about. Instead, think of this as conversational history, like a mash-up of Drunk History and The Crown. Yes, there's a little swearing. There's also humor and heart and a boatload of compassion for these amazing royal women.

ABOUT ME
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I never intended to start a channel or a website about tiaras and royal history. But a midlife crisis forced me to re-examine my life. I gave up fiction writing after self-publishing 9 of the 10 books I'd written and earning next to nothing.

Instead of the misery of marketing books, I turned to my first love...royal history. So here I am, a 40-something burnout, trying to start over by recapturing her love of history, royal women, and their jewels.

[hilarylr]

I have been amazed by this story. Thank you!

[XtreamBrands]

This whole series was beyond excellent!

[nancybrady]

Excellent!!!! Enjoyed immensely all three installments

[shirleylyfordaureliano]

I have just discovered you...such deep research, you bring history to life, and give it a real face. I hope you are still creating content ❤

[IrishDreamer]

Beautiful story with so much sadness, thank you for telling this story Australia ❤

[tracirae]

I absolutely loved this series. I know a little bit about past English royalty but not too much about other European royalty. I loved learning about Alex and her family. It is hard though to keep track of who married who especially when alot of them have such large families with even longer names! Lol. You do such an awesome job of narrating, your voice is so calm and soothing! I'm looking forward to more videos!!! Hugs from Wilmington NC!

[Lisette]

Dear Girl in the Tiara: Thank you ever so much for your videos. I just love them all! I am glad that this elegant and sympathetic lady ended her days peacefully, and lived to enjoy the return of her son. Many thanks for your graceful telling of her fascinating story! 🥰👸

[diamondtiara]

This story should be made into a movie or miniseries.

[annfisher]

This series was so interesting your presentation and sharing of her exciting story was like watching a classic movie. Wonderful!
Thank you. 👏💐😁

[paulaburnett]

Thank you for a lovely biography of Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. I am glad that she received the best gift in the end. Her son was returned to her and the family. No matter what your station in life, what matters most is your family. She was a
very strong woman and had such fortitude in surviving two world wars. I am so very happy that she had her family with her in the end. Thanks for making such interesting programs about such outstanding women.

[jennaolbermann]

Your content is well researched and beautifully presented. Thank you for your work.

[jessifoust]

Wow! What a great story! Fascinating research and beautifully told! I wish I had more thumbs up to give this!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[YvetteArby]

I’m happy that she got to end her days with the family that she had left. She lived through some crazy times!! btw, I told my mom about your videos and she is watching them now. Thank you for making these wonderful videos!! ✌🏼💖

[Carol-D.]

I can’t even remember when I have enjoyed a channel more! This series was absolutely amazing. Every bit of it. I know this series didn’t happen overnight, so THANK YOU for all the hard work and ridiculous amount of personal time you put into this. It’s just spectacular.
JOB WELL DONE.

[gerrymccartney]

Thank you for bringing us a happy ending for the tiara and a not quite so happy ending for the family; albeit one that they showed that they were a family that could survive the worst that life could throw at them. Great research and great narration.

[corinaglavan]

Well done! Superb story exquisitely researched!

[gonefishing]

What a story, thank you. It makes you realise that sometimes you have no choice on what side you end up on in times of war.
She was very honest in identifying her jewels . In a way it’s not the cost of the jewellery, it’s the heritage that they represent. Sad. Thank you, been looking forward to this 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[jamiez]

I actual live in Houston, hopefully the Tiara is on display, I also love your videos, thank you for your hard work.

[hotoneinspai]

Awesome series...As always, your amazing your research is second to none.
I wonder do you ever inform the families, that your plan is to write an article and present a video that over 5.5 000 people will be watching in the first month!
I ask because in this case there are living members of the family you discuss who may have been happy to assist and contribute... After all your a serious historian with an ability to keep things light and interesting... This 3 part series has been the best ever.

[reneeprager]

Bravo👏 very well done. If I ever get to Huston I will definitely go see the tiara that is now a story of a woman's life for me. Thank you!