the monarchists or the whites and exiles in general?
After 1917 the monarchists wasn't a threat: but the non-monarchist whites and especially the Mensheviks and the SR were.
Lets go with something more romantic. Something the tabloids of the time would just eat up. Have one of the girls fall for one of the Royal Naval officers who come to rescue her and her family. The parents are furious. The two love birds eventually elope. Bonus points if the sailor in question,or one or more of their children, makes a name for themselves in this TL's World War II.
This guy? Lord Mountbatten’s older brother
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mountbatten,_2nd_Marquess_of_Milford_Haven
He married a Russian Imperial, but that was in 1916 when things were different. Him and one of the Romanov girls would also be first cousins as their mothers are sisters.
Would it be possible for the Romanovs (or a part of it) in exile to be able to live a more humble life style though?I like this! Said Romanov daughter would find it hard to be separated from their close knit family, which would possibly grow closer in their exile.
One major theme of my novel I can see would be the Romanovs adjusting to life as normal people. Nicholas and the girls would possibly be the easiest, Nicholas would have been happy as a country gentleman raising turnips and stuff. The girls were only just beginning to glimpse life outside their gilded cage. Alix would find it hard, not that she particularly liked being Tsarina but I think she was more used to telling people what to do. However, she may like being shut out of her daughters’ social events as I see their grandmother taking charge. Alexei may also find it difficult, he liked to play up mbecause he would one day be the Tsar. Though I was thinking of getting a strict English tutor for him to straighten him out.
As for money, if there’s a pension it may be enough to stave off poverty with maybe what they could get from what they grow. The girls may get a dress allowance in addition to this.
My ideas for marriages for the girls. Some of my ideas are just cruel though.
Olga - Dutifully marries the son of an English aristocrat with money. After the birth of their son he begins having affairs and she finds out he's gay.
Tatiana - Unsure. I'd have to look at her temperament more. Perhaps an American.
Maria - Definitely Louis Mountbatten. She will be a navy wife on his modest income, waiting faithfully for him during WWII and then goes with him to India when he becomes Viceroy.
Anastasia - If anyone is going to have a scandal, I think it would be her. From what I understand she's the tomboy of the four and is perhaps the most likely to be a flapper, rebel and do things like bob her hair, drink cocktails and smoke cigarettes.
I like this! Said Romanov daughter would find it hard to be separated from their close knit family, which would possibly grow closer in their exile.
One major theme of my novel I can see would be the Romanovs adjusting to life as normal people. Nicholas and the girls would possibly be the easiest, Nicholas would have been happy as a country gentleman raising turnips and stuff. The girls were only just beginning to glimpse life outside their gilded cage. Alix would find it hard, not that she particularly liked being Tsarina but I think she was more used to telling people what to do. However, she may like being shut out of her daughters’ social events as I see their grandmother taking charge. Alexei may also find it difficult, he liked to play up mbecause he would one day be the Tsar. Though I was thinking of getting a strict English tutor for him to straighten him out.
As for money, if there’s a pension it may be enough to stave off poverty with maybe what they could get from what they grow. The girls may get a dress allowance in addition to this.
Tatiana was considered the prize Romanov sister. She probably would have married first. She was the favorite of her mother and the most royal acting. Tatiana would marry into the British aristocracy.My ideas for marriages for the girls. Some of my ideas are just cruel though.
Olga - Dutifully marries the son of an English aristocrat with money. After the birth of their son he begins having affairs and she finds out he's gay.
Tatiana - Unsure. I'd have to look at her temperament more. Perhaps an American.
Maria - Definitely Louis Mountbatten. She will be a navy wife on his modest income, waiting faithfully for him during WWII and then goes with him to India when he becomes Viceroy.
Anastasia - If anyone is going to have a scandal, I think it would be her. From what I understand she's the tomboy of the four and is perhaps the most likely to be a flapper, rebel and do things like bob her hair, drink cocktails and smoke cigarettes.
Olga could marry a military officer as well. I read she had a weak spot for soldiers while serving as a nurse.I sort of like this, not sure about the nun idea but it could be interesting. Four sisters having very different lives.