Thursday, June 20, 2019

Alix's Easter gift for Nicholas, 1894

Alix sent this book as an Easter present for Nicholas on April 29, 1894.

Source:

Transcript and scanned photo of book courtesy of GARF (State Archives of the Russian Federation) via Olga Grigor'eva at lastromanovs on VK

https://vk.com/lastromanovs?w=wall-56510987_27729

https://vk.com/lastromanovs?z=photo-56510987_456245285%2Fwall-56510987_27730


Transcript:

For my own darling Nicky, with every possible good-wish and blessing for Easter.
April 29th.
Coburg.
fr. yr. deeply loving old
Alix


Above: Nicholas and Alix on their engagement day, 1894.

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