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- Birth nameJoy Romanov
- Joy was born in 1914 in Tsarskoye Selo. He died in 1920 in England.
- The last line of "The Final Resting Place of Joy" reads: "Joy, you are not forgotten.".
- Eventually Lloyd George ordered all British troops to withdraw and return to England, Paul Rodzianko being one of them. He took Joy back to Windsor, where he lived out the rest of his days in peace.
- Joy was a descendant of a cocker spaniel brought from Great Britain and became inseparable with Alexei: the heir took the dog with him on holidays and trips. Nicholas II sometimes took his son to the front to support the morale of the troops and strengthen Alexei's patriotism. Joy didn't miss such trips either.
- It was thought for years that he was shot dead by Bolshevik soldiers.
- Was a brown and white King Charles Spaniel Dog who was owned by Tsarevitch Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov (b. 1904).
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