It’s been 106 years since the martyrdom of the Romanovs on July 17, 1918 in the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. They were being held in imprisonment, and captivity for a year and a half Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei their legacy of love, faith, resilience in the face of adversity in the darkest times in Russian history, one of the most tragic and heartbreaking moments was in a act of selfless love and sacrifice Tatiana, tried to protect her younger sisters Maria and Anastasia from harm, in the midst of their execution, it’s a remarkable and it demonstrates the deep love and the strong bond within the family in the tragic circumstances.

The Romanovs sisters especially had a unbreakable bond within their family, they had unique, distinct personalities and talents but the girls truly loved and took care of their little brother Alexei, the children had different relationships with their parents, Anastasia and Alexei were particularly close, there’s a very sweet and precious photograph of the two youngest members sitting close together on a chair sharing a secrets in whispers. While they can, the family would attend church services, and mass to pray and worship god together.

Then the Romanovs are saints in the Russian orthodox church, For their devotion to their faith.

These were the words Selena, Aurora, Christine, and Esmeralda were reading from a manuscript, in the Church of St. Peter and Paul in the historical city of St. Peter Russia, they travelled from Tokyo Japan, to commemorate the Hundred and sixth anniversary of the martyrdom of the family, the girls decided to travel to Russia, to pay tribute, Homage and respects to the royal family.