"Anderson bore a strong family resemblance to Tsarina Alexandra's family and her moodiness and temper also reminded Xenia of her cousin Anastasia.Prince Dmitri, son of Grand Duchess Xenia, wrote about what Princess Xenia had stated,

Xenia married twice, both times with men of unequal birth, first to William Bateman Leeds Jr. (19 September 1902 - 31 December 1971), at the age of eighteen, the son and heir of the American tin magnate William B. Leeds Sr. Young Leeds was also the stepson of Xenia's maternal uncle Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, through his marriage to William’s mother, the former Nonie Stewart Leeds.