nextgen_media:

Moscow, Russia - Tsar Mikhail and the rest of the royal family celebrated the birth of tsarevich Nicolai Mikhailovich early this morning. The announcement of the birth came an hour after the new prince was born allowing time for naming. The Tasarina was taken to European Medical Center around midnight and gave birth at 6:22am local time.

Grand Duchess Natasha and her family were on hand for the birth. They arrived a day ago after being notified that the Tsarina was in labor. The Grand Duchess had her own young son with her, Edward Nicholas Stark, who is now currently fifth in line for the throne.

A public appearance of the new prince has not be announce, but photos will soon be released. CONT PAGE 2A

redheadspy:

Natasha sat down on the couch and opened the sealed manila envelope the courier had just delivered. She knew what it was, it was an updated copy of her will, but she wanted to check it over for errors. Jen had been great about doing this on such short notice, but Natasha didn't have too much longer before the baby would come.

It wasn't that Natasha thought that something would happen to her during childbirth, but she was going to be prepared. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. She lived her life by that thought. It had helped keep her alive this long.

Natasha read the document, noting all the assets that were listed and who they were slated to go to just in case something did happen to her. Sure she was married to one of the richest men on the planet, but Natasha had a considerate amount of wealth in her own right. There was money in numerous bank accounts across the world in her different aliases. Collecting all of that information and remembering what was where and under what name had been a chore and a half, but it had given her something to keep her occupied while Tony worked. In the end she got it all organized and had drafted up a new will.

The kids of course would get the lion's share of her estate. It would be divided evenly between Misha, Anya, Eliza, James and the baby. There was even a small part set aside for Stevie, her step-daughter, if the girl remained in this dimension. Tony of course would get her physical assets to do with what he saw fit. She still had a few safe houses in the US and a few in other countries. She hadn't sold all of them when she sold the majority of them last year for Tony's birthday present. There were also a few cars and her personal items.

She continued to look for any errors as she read the document.

redheadspy:

The Stark/Romanov Family Dinner. It was a study and exercise in insanity. They were usually loud, chaotic and entertaining to say the least. Natasha wasn't quite sure if she was up for this one or not. Her back was hurting and her ankles and feet were uncomfortably swollen. The good feeling of the second trimester was gone and the uncomfortable third was here. Though she wouldn't back out or tell Tony she didn't want to do it. They would have dinner and be entertained by the kids. Or so she hoped.

Picking a place was key, but this time she opted for Tony to get a private room at Delmonico's. Steak for the carnivores and private so that if things got loud they wouldn't embarrass themselves. And Natasha felt like dressing up a bit.

She had a new dress from Jan, a new pair of shoes and the earrings Tony gave her when she proposed to him.

When she and Tony were ready, he drove them to the restaurant. They even managed to beat the kids there.

nextgen_russia:

A letter addressed to the young Grand Duchess Anya requesting her presence at the Russian consulate to meet with her assigned adviser was delivered to her family home in New York.

A second letter was sent to her current residence in Boston, in which the adviser, Olga Bolotova, offered to come to her if that would be more convenient.

nextgen_russia:

The people of Russia were in a festive mood and they had reason to be. Their tsar, Tsar Mikhail Petrovich Romanov, was getting married to Duchess Tatyana Sergeyeva. The past few months had been spent planning and getting ready for this day. They were happy to see their tsar get married and would be even happier when the tsar and the tsarina had an heir. The newly restored Imperial family needed stability and the marriage today was the first step in providing that stability.

The wedding ceremony lasted over an hour in the Assumption Cathedral. Immediately after Mikhail and Tatyana were pronounced man and wife, Tatyana was crowned empress. The procession left the cathedral and the newly wed couple and newly crowned empress greeted the people from the Red Porch.

The royal family was given time to change and refresh themselves before heading to the Grand Kremlin Palace for the wedding banquet. Dinner was an elaborate affair and lasted for two hours.

After dinner the royal family and guests made their way to the grand ballroom for the ball. The royal family was introduced and then the tsar and tsarina entered. They danced the first dance together and then the royal family was invited to dance with their partners. The guests would be invited to dance in the next song.

nextgen_russia:

The following arrives by special courier to heads of state and of course family members:



Announcing the marriage of
His Imperial Highness Tsar Mikail Petrovich Romanov
to
Duchess Tatyana Sergeyeva
on
The Twenty Fourth of April
Two Thousand and Ten
at
One pm in the afternoon
at
Assumption Cathedral
in
the city of Moscow, Russia.

redheadspy:

The trip to Moscow went rather smoothly. With all the kids in the jet, she would have expected some chaos, but after an hour or so in the air, they settled down. Some even slept, which was the best thing they could do with the timezone changes and all. Natasha read reports her nephew sent and had finished the stack of papers by the time they arrived in Moscow in the early morning.

The kids were given a car and driver along with a security detail and were given most of the day to explore Moscow. Natasha spent most of it with her nephew and his finacee. There was a brief meeting with Putin that she somehow managed to get through. Was it bad that she still wanted to shoot the man?

Dinner was a grand affair. A formal banquet with all the trappings and all of the kids were on their best behavior. There wasn't even any bickering between Misha and Anya. Natasha would take the small miracles when she could.

After dinner they retired to their rooms for an hour to change and freshen up. Natasha slipped into her second dress and made a quick call to Tony. Then she headed downstairs to the ballroom.

redheadspy:

From: Natasha Romanova Stark
To: Anya, Misha, Eliza, James
Subject: Important Dates

Cousin Mikhail's engagement party: Nov 7th, Moscow. We'll be leaving Friday at 3pm and return on Sunday. If you are bringing a date, please let me know so I can let Them know. If they need appropriate attire, let me know and I will take them shopping. If you don't want to go, let me know. Tony will be staying in New York.

Tony's birthday: November 18th. Lunch at 1pm. Decide on a place to go.


Love,
Mom