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1. ast tsarina of Russia 1894-1917. She was
the former Princess Alix of Hessen and
grand-daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria.
She married Nicholas II and, from 1907, fell
under the spell of Rasputin, a `holy man'
brought to the palace to try to cure her son
of haemophilia. She was shot with the rest of
her family by the Bolsheviks in the Russian
Revolution.
2. Queen consort of Edward VII of the UK,
whom she married in 1863. She was the
daughter of Christian IX of Denmark.
An annual Alexandra Rose Day in aid of
hospitals commemorates her charitable work.
3. Princess of the UK. Daughter of the Duke
of Kent and Princess Marina, she married
Angus Ogilvy (1928-), younger son of the earl
of Airlie. They have two children, James
(1964-em>) and Marina (1966-).