Alexandra's letter to Nicholas, dated August 15, 1904

Alexandra wrote this letter to Nicholas on August 15, 1904, a few weeks after Alexei was born. According to the Old Style (Julian) calendar, Alexei was born on July 31 (the New Style (Gregorian) calendar, which is 12 or 13 days ahead, dates his birth as August 12).

Source:

A Lifelong Passion, letters and diary entries compiled by Andrei Maylunas and Sergei Mironenko

The letter:

I am sure you miss Baby love, he is too sweet. Indeed one understands why God has just sent him this year to us and he has come as a real Sunbeam. God never forgets one, that is true.

And now you have him to work for and to bring up to your ideas, so as that he can help you when he is a big boy. I assure you one sees him daily grow.

Above: Nicholas and Alexandra with the newborn Alexei. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr.