They'd never come out and say so cos from the character's perspective there is no point in doing so. She has spent her life in other identities, being a spy, suddenly labelling her as "decendent of royalty" would diminish that reputation. read more
The House of Romanov (/ ˈ r oʊ m ə ˌ n ɔː f, -ˌ n ɒ f, r oʊ ˈ m ɑː n ə f /; also Romanoff; Russian: Рома́новы, Románovy, IPA: [rɐˈmanəf]) was the second dynasty to rule Russia, after the House of Rurik, reigning from 1613 until the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II on March 15, 1917, as a result of the February Revolution. read more