Talk:Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia

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Xenia recognized Anna Anderson as the Grand Duchess Anastasia at once

This really needs to be re-phrased. Anna Anderson and her supporters have never been able to prove that she was the Grand Duchess Anastacia, and the only DNA test to be carried out appears to rule it out. As Xenia was no doubt genuine in beliefs, can we instead say that she believed that Anna Anderson was the Grand Duchess, and continued to do so throughout her life. Direct discussuion of Anna Anderson should take place on the Anna Anderson page. Indisciplined 15:49, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it really does need re-phrasing, but this is where a discussion of Princess Xenia herself properly belongs. She did not and never claimed to have recognized Anna Anderson "at once." Indeed, she insisted, because she and Anastasia had both been children when they last met in Russia, that she never recognized her "visually," apart from what she described as "a strong resemblance to Empress Alexandra and to our family overall." Her conviction about AA's identity with Anastasia was based on months of close, personal observation, and it never wavered. "In my personal opinion," she said, "I am never going to change." -- Peter Kurth