 Zvisinei, kutapwa kwacho kwakanga kusiri iko bedzi manyuko enhamo yemhuri yacho. Umambo hweRussia pahwakaparara muna 1917, hama dzaCecilie dzakawanda dzakaurayiwa muRussia. Nguva pfupi mushure mezviitiko izvi, mhuri yeGrand Ducal yeHesse, iyo Cecilie yaive yakabatana zvikuru kuburikidza naamai vake, yakadzingwa pamwe chete nedzimwe dzimba dzeGerman munguva yechando ya19181919. Pakupedzisira, mhuri yacho yakatambura zvinetso zvoutano, Cecilie achibatwa nefuruwenza nefivha yeganda muna 1920. 