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| Mother of tsar makes last voyage | Mother of tsar makes last voyage |
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| The remains of the Danish-born mother of Russia's last tsar are being taken to St Petersburg, 140 years after she first arrived in Russia. | The remains of the Danish-born mother of Russia's last tsar are being taken to St Petersburg, 140 years after she first arrived in Russia. |
| Empress Maria Feodorovna will be buried alongside her husband, Tsar Alexander III, as she had wished. | Empress Maria Feodorovna will be buried alongside her husband, Tsar Alexander III, as she had wished. |
| Her descendants joined Danish royals and officials for a memorial service at Roskilde Cathedral, west of Copenhagen. | Her descendants joined Danish royals and officials for a memorial service at Roskilde Cathedral, west of Copenhagen. |
| Born Princess Dagmar in 1847, she changed her name and converted to the Russian Orthodox faith on marriage. | Born Princess Dagmar in 1847, she changed her name and converted to the Russian Orthodox faith on marriage. |
| The tsarina had six children, including Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917 during the Revolution. | |
| 'Our dream' | 'Our dream' |
| Months later he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks. There have been lengthy negotiations between Russia and Denmark on the terms of the transfer. | Months later he and his family were executed by Bolsheviks. There have been lengthy negotiations between Russia and Denmark on the terms of the transfer. |
| Prince Dimitri Romanov, Alexander II's great nephew, has organised the return of the remains to Russia where Maria Feodorovna "lived the best years of her life." | Prince Dimitri Romanov, Alexander II's great nephew, has organised the return of the remains to Russia where Maria Feodorovna "lived the best years of her life." |
| "It was our dream, my brother Nicholas and I, to grant the empress's wish and I feel great satisfaction and pleasure for our family to finally see our wish come true," he said. | "It was our dream, my brother Nicholas and I, to grant the empress's wish and I feel great satisfaction and pleasure for our family to finally see our wish come true," he said. |
| The coffin is being taken by Danish ship, to Russia. | The coffin is being taken by Danish ship, to Russia. |
| The coffin is due to be reburied on Thursday in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St Petersburg. | The coffin is due to be reburied on Thursday in the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St Petersburg. |