The family of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is an integral part of the history of Europe.  Join me in conversation as we talk about some of  the Queens 20 th century family desendants . Two young girls Alexandra and Ella, ( who were also Prince Phillip's great aunts)  of the royal Hesse family in Darmstadt Germany marry into the Russian royal family for love. They both come to a tragic end at the hands of Russian Bolsheviks. Authr Clare McHugh discusses her research on the lives and deaths  of these two young royal women.

Clare McHugh is author of A Most English Princess, A novel of Queen Victoria's daughter.

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