News article of how the Tsar's abdication affects his eldest daughters' marriage prospects, year 1917

This article on how Nicholas' abdication would affect Olga and Tatiana's marriage prospects was published in The Fort Wayne Sentinel on May 1, 1917. It completely ignores the existence of Maria and Anastasia and is erroneus in that, far from being shunned, deposed royalty were still considered equal to other royals when it came to marriage.

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The article:

CZAR'S FALL SHATTERS DAUGHTERS'  DREAMS OF ROYAL MARRIAGES

Behind the fall of the Romanoffs from the czardom to obscurity in Russia lies a tragedy in the lives of of the former czar's two beautiful daughters, Olga and Tatiana.

The downfall of their father shattered their dreams of royal weddings and brings them to the level of the tradesmen and artisan.

When Olga Romanoff was a grand duchess she was mentioned as the fiancee of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, then as the future wife of the Prince of Wales. She is 22.

Tatiana is 20. Until Prince Arthur of Connaught married the young duchess of Fife, Tatiana was believed to be his fiancee. Later she was mentioned as the probable choice of the crown prince of Serbia, the crown prince of Bulgaria, and the kaiser's son, Prince Adelbert.

Now if they should marry in royalty the former grand duchesses would be regarded as morganatic wives and would not be received into the court functions of Europe.