Was Anna Anderson the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov?

When Anna Anderson died in 1984, her body was cremated. In 1994 DNA from a tissue sample was tested against that of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh who is a grandnephew of Tsarina Alexandra.

It was proven then she was not the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Her DNA was matched with a grandnephew of Franziska Schanzkowska, a Polish Factory worker who went missing.

Probably not. Anne Anderson was likely not telling the truth when she claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. She was considered an impostor, after a private investigation was undertaken, was shown to be lying. Numerous lawsuits later, the German courts ruled her as claiming falsehoods. Later in 1991, the bodies of Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, and three of their daughters were recovered in a mass grave near Ekaterinburg. DNA tests of the bodies, as well as some strands of hair from Anne Anderson, were made and showed that she had no blood-relation to any member of the Romanov family.

There is speculation, however, that she may have been telling the truth.There have been published articles, some of which were professionally backed, that casts doubt on the legitimacy of the DNA tests, claiming the evidence was tampered and potentially contaminated. Additionally, there have been numerous reports of professional anthropologists, along with some of the royal descendants of the Romanov family themselves, who claimed to believe Anderson's story. There are many discrepancies and unusual aspects of the Anna Anderson case, so no definite answer can be given. Nonetheless, the current verdict is that she lied.