Bride collapses and dies from ‘nut allergy’ caused by dessert during her lavish wedding reception at royal palace
- Alexandra Erokhova, 25, suffered anaphylactic shock while eating her dessert
- Cooks at Tsaritsyno Palace had been warned by Alexandra’s relatives of her nut allergy
- An ambulance crew was called but were unable to save the suffering bride
A tragic bride died at her wedding reception in a lavish Russian palace after she suffered anaphylactic shock ’caused by nut allergy’.
Alexandra Erokhova, 25, was celebrating her wedding reception at Tsaritsyno Palace in Moscow when the allergic reaction occurred.
The bride had an extreme reaction when she was eating dessert at the meal immediately following her nuptials.
25-year-old Alexandra Erokhova (pictured as a teenager) died as a result of an anaphylactic shock caused by a nut allergy while she was eating dessert at her wedding reception in Moscow
Tsaritsyno Palace (pictured) was the venue for the wedding reception where Alexandra Erokhova died before ambulance crews could save her
Guests rushed to assist the bride who ‘began to suffocate at the table’.
An ambulance was called to help the struggling bride.
A resuscitation team arrived at the banquet hall but ‘was unable to save the bride’, reports said.
Doctors said she had suffered ‘anaphylactic shock’ believed to be caused by a nut allergy.
Alexandra had suffered from a nut allergy since childhood and relatives had warned the cooks at the venue in advance, according to her family.
Guests rushed to assist the bride who ‘began to suffocate at the table’ after eating a dessert that contained nuts, which she was allergic to. Pictured: The wedding hall at Tsaritsyno Palace
Reports say that the sweet dishes which the bride ate did contain nuts.
Alexandra had studied banking and finance at the elite Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in Moscow.
Police are understood to be investigating the incident.
For all allergies, the immune system is triggered by allergens into producing antibodies to defend the body.
These antibodies cause inflammatory reactions and release the chemical histamine, which in turn, causes hives, hay fever and other allergic symptoms.
Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction which can be life threatening.
Her relatives had warned the cooks at the venue in advance of Alexandra’s allergy, family say (File image of a different wedding at Tsaritsyno Palace)
The Tsaritsyno Palace and surrounding grounds were first founded in 1776 by Catherine the Great of Russia to replace a previously existing manor house.
The Russian empress disapproved of the symmetry of the initial plans developed by architect Vasily Bazhenov and ordered the building be torn down and started again from scratch.
The palace was finally finished in 1796 but Catherine never lived in the house and it lay empty and unfurnished before restoration plans were developed in the 19th century.
The restoration of the palace was completed in 2007 when it re-opened as an attraction to tourists.