▁their ▁fortune ▁to ▁Russia ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁but ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁Villa ▁Al am ▁in ▁Cap - d ' A il ▁because ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁under ▁Math ilda ' s ▁name . ▁To ▁have ▁c ash ▁flow ▁and ▁maintain ▁his ▁standard ▁of ▁living , ▁And rei ▁sold ▁the ▁j ew el ▁collection ▁that ▁he ▁inherited ▁from ▁his ▁mother , ▁and ▁he ▁mort g aged ▁Villa ▁Al am . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁years , ▁they ▁settled ▁there , ▁entertain ing ▁lav ish ly ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁style . ▁They ▁tra ve led ▁frequently ▁to ▁Paris , ▁and ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁phil anth rop ic ▁work , ▁raising ▁funds ▁for ▁Russian ▁refuge es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ov ▁family ▁to ▁believe ▁the ▁claim ▁of ▁Anna ▁Anderson , ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁of ▁several ▁imp ost ors ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁young est ▁daughter ▁of ▁Ts ar ▁Nicholas ▁II , ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁An ast asia . ▁Anderson ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁when ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁visited ▁her ▁once ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁After ▁their ▁meeting , ▁he ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" an ▁un sh ak able ▁recognition ▁… ▁Her ▁face ▁is ▁striking ▁in ▁its ▁prof ound ▁sad ness , ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁sm iles , ▁it ▁is ▁she , ▁it ▁is ▁An