Fifteen years ago today, Prince Theodore Romanoff died on 25 August 2007 at Pompano Beach, Florida. The prince was thirty-two years-old.
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| The New York Daily News of 12 December 1974 announces the arrival of Prince Theodore, |
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| A young Prince Theodore. Photo (c) Jacques Ferrand. |
Born on 30 November 1974 at New York City, Prince Theodore Romanoff was the only child of Prince Nikita Romanoff (1923- 2007) and his wife Princess Anna Mikhailovna (1933-2017; née Janet Anne Schonwald), who wed in 1961. Theodore’s paternal grandparents were Prince Nikita of Russia (1900-1974) and Countess Maria Vorontzova-Daschkova (1903-1997). His maternal grandparents were Emanuel Schonwald (1903-1976) and Ethel Diamond (1907-1995).
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| Prince Nikita and Princess Janet Romanov, 1986. |
In February 1978, Prince Nikita and Princess Janet were with their son Theodore in Palm Beach. The Miami Herald recorded a little glimpse of this close family unit: “Vacationing Nikita Romanoff, of New York, said he thought the carnival was just fine for him and his three year-old son, Theodore. ‘Ah, yes. It looks nice, all the colours, in front of the church,’ Romanoff said, waiting for Theodore to finish a ride. ‘This is his first carnival. We brought him here this morning then took him to lunch and brought him back this afternoon. Now he’s going to take a nap.’”
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| Prince Theodore and his paternal grandmother Princess Maria, 1994 in Cannes. Photo (c) Jacques Ferrand. |
Prince Theodore Romanoff studied Classics and Egyptian and ancient languages at Columbia University and at Brown University, where he earned a M.A. with honors. He faithfully took care of his father, Prince Nikita, who died on 3 May 2007, following Nikita suffering many complications from a stroke.
May Theodore’s memory always be a blessing.
