Sunday, January 19, 2020

Excerpt on Alix from Alice's letter, year 1872

Source:

Alice, grand duchess of Hesse, princess of Great Britain and Ireland. Letters to Her Majesty the Queen, 1885

https://archive.org/details/alicegrandduches04alic/page/256

The letter excerpt:

Christmas Day.
... I am so glad Vicky gave such a flattering account of Baby. She is quite the personification of her nickname 'Sunny' — much like Ella, but a smaller head, and livelier, with Ernie's dimple and expression.


Above: Alice.


Above: Alix.

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