Alexandra's letter to her sister Victoria, dated May 11, 1915

Source:

The Life and Tragedy of Alexandra Feodorovna by Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden, 1928

The letter:

How too outrageous the sinking of the Lusitania. There are things one cannot understand. ... An officer died on the table. A very difficult operation succeeded, then the heart gave way. Hard such moments, but my girlies must know life, and we go through all together.

Above: Alexandra. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK.