Alice, grand duchess of Hesse, princess of Great Britain and Ireland. Letters to Her Majesty the Queen, 1885
https://archive.org/details/alicegrandduches04alic/page/309
The telegrams:
November 15.
Telegram.
My precious May no better; suffers so much. I am in such horrible fear. Irène and Ernie fever less. Ernie's throat very swelled. Louis no worse; almost no spots. Aliky recovering.
...
Evening.
Darling May's state unchanged; heartrending. Louis' fever and illness on the increase. The others, as one could expect; all severe cases. May's most alarming.
Above: The Hesse family in 1875.
No comments:
Post a Comment