Histoires Royales has published a piece on Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Princess Victoria Romanovna and spoke with the couple as they spent some time in Rome this summer. The original article is by Nicolas Fontaine, and the photos by David Niviere. We are happy to post a translation for English speakers.
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Princess Romanoff and her “baby bump” in Rome: The Tsarevich George and Victoria prepare for the baby’s arrival
Buying a crib, a well-deserved rest and strolling through the streets of Rome, the future parents allow themselves a little time in Rome! Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and his wife are in Italy, the perfect opportunity to present Princess Victoria's round belly to her Italian family. A few weeks ago, the heir to the Imperial House of Russia announced that his young wife was expecting the couple’s first child.
Princess Victoria Romanovna presents her rounded belly to her relatives in Italy
The expected date of delivery and the sex of the baby have not yet been publicly announced.. Even if the mystery hovers until the birth, one thing is certain: George and Rebecca, 41 and 37 years old, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first child. The Romanoff heir and Grand Duke married Rebecca Bettarini on October 1, 2021. Rebecca, a writer and director of the Imperial Foundation, took the name Victoria Romanovna when she converted to the Orthodox religion.
Victoria, who received the title of Princess Romanoff from her mother-in-law upon her marriage to the heir to the Imperial House of Russia, already sports a rounded tummy. The couple is currently on vacation in Italy, Victoria's homeland, and the expectant mother took the opportunity to present her baby bump to her loved ones and family.
Buying clothes for the newborn, walking through the streets of the Italian capital, George and Rebecca had a very nice first photo shoot as parents-to-be. This is Rebecca's first appearance with her babybelly. Of course, Zhong, Victoria's Japanese spaniel, was also along on the trip!
George Romanov and Victoria Romanovna are thrilled and eager to be parents
After living in several European cities, including Brussels where they met, George and his wife have settled in Moscow. The couple works for the various charities that their foundation supports, in particular the food bank Foodbank Rus, which was has been working overtime during the pandemic and now during this period of instability in the east of the continent.
George and Rebecca announced the good news at the end of May 2022. George and Rebecca were married civilly in Moscow, on September 24, 2021. They were married with great fanfare in a religious ceremony at St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg on October 1, 2021.
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, the current head of the Imperial House of Russia and mother of the heir Grand Duke George, learned the "news with great joy and gratitude." Grand Duke George is the only son of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and her ex-husband, Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia. Rebecca Bettarini is the daughter of Italian ambassador Roberto Bettarini.
The lovely photos of the couple in Rome show that the statement from the Imperial House is true: Princess Romanoff is doing well and is "in excellent health." The princess has no plans at the moment to “cancel or postpone her current commitments" but she may have to not accept too many new commitments in the coming months.
George and Rebecca met many years ago and collaborated on the creation of the Imperial Foundation. Rebecca, who now heads the Foundation, converted to the Orthodox religion in July 2020 during a liturgy led by Metropolitan Barsanophius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, at the Ss. Paul and Peter Cathedral, taking the Orthodox name of Victoria Romanovna. Her mother-in-law granted her the title of Princess Romanoff at her wedding with the style of Serene Highness.
Nicolas Fontaine, Photos by David Niviere.
