Final Days of the Romanovs (Part 2)
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit
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🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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(2/2) We join the captive Romanovs as they are moved from The Alexander Palace to Siberia and then to Ekaterinburg, where their dreadful murder awaits them. It's a story that still has the power to shock us. Guiding us through is returning guest Helen Rappaport, author of "Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs".
Edited by Freddy Chick. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.
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| 0:28.9 | Hi there, it's Maddie. I'm just jumping in to let you know that this episode contains some sensitive content. So if that's not for you, check out our back catalogue of amazing episodes. |
| 0:34.8 | And if you're sticking with us, enjoy. |
| 0:39.8 | We joined the Romanov family as they leave Alexander Palace on the 1st of August 1917. |
| 0:46.2 | Having had only a couple of days of warning, the seven Romanobs and their skeleton staff, |
| 0:51.8 | including Alexandra's Lady in Waiting and the loyal family doctor, |
| 0:56.3 | carry their bags from the wing in which they've been confined and converge in the semicircular |
| 1:02.1 | hall. Bright and airy, with walls covered in smooth, white artificial marble, this is a room filled with memories. |
| 1:13.2 | It is here and in the portrait and billiard halls through archways on either side |
| 1:18.0 | that in generations past, the Romanov family have welcomed guests for gala dinners, |
| 1:25.7 | balls and receptions. In the portrait hall, guests would feast on |
| 1:30.7 | cold hors d'oeuvres, bread, cheese and cold cuts, all washed down with French champagne and vodka. |
| 1:38.5 | Next, the guests would flood into the semi-circular hall, tables adorned with silver ornaments and set for 10 or 20 |
| 1:46.3 | guests would be placed around the hall, seating four or 500 in total. |
| 1:52.5 | There would be a plate for each of the seven courses and a menu listing the food to come, |
| 1:59.1 | fish, soup, fowl, salad, entree, roast, dessert, then sweets. |
| 2:06.3 | Servers would flit around, observing Russian court etiquette, in which a meal never lasts |
| 2:12.7 | more than an hour. Seasons guests were careful never to place their cutlery down before finishing a course |
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