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Empress Marie of Russia Faces Financial Ruin in England
Royal exiles Marie and Alexandra live in England amid poverty after the Russian revolution. Once grand in Petrograd, the former empress is said to own gowns and jewels valued in the millions, including an emerald velvet gown, diamond and ruby vest, and a multi-strand pearl necklace. Separately a government report notes that London’s working women are largely single across occupations, except lodging house keepers and a few married women.
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