Alexandra's letter to Nicholas, dated April 10, 1915, and Nicholas's telegram, dated April 11, 1915

Sources:

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000011396573&view=1up&seq=121&skin=2021

https://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/april15.html

The letter:

No 62.

Tsarskoe Selo, April 10-th 1915

My very own Treasure,

I wonder when and where this letter will reach you. Such fond thanks for yesterday evening's telegram. Indeed your journey must be very interesting — & so emotioning seeing all those dear graves of our brave heroes. Wont you just have a lot to tell us upon your return. Difficult writing yr. diary, I am sure, when there are so many different impressions. How happy Olga dear will be to see you — Xenia wired upon yr. arrival so kindly. —

Wonder whether you took Shavelsky with you. —

Ania gave over what you telegraphed to our Friend. He blesses you & is glad you are happy. — This morning the weather is going to be finer, I think, then can lie out. Heart still enlarged, temp. rose to 37.2 — now 36.5, & still so weak, they are going to give me iron to take. —

Gr. is rather disturbed about the "meat" stories, the merchants wont lessen the price tho' the goverment wished it, & there has been a sort of meatstrike one says. One of the ministers he thought, ought to send for a few of the chief merchants & explain it to them, that it is wrong at such a grave moment, during war to highten the prizes, & make them feel ashamed of themselves. —

Have read through the papers & found nothing of interest. — Marie is going to the cemetry to lay flowers on poor Grabovoy's grave, 40 days to-day! So the time flies by. — Mme Viltchkovsky is getting on nicely. I saw Aleinikov (& wife) 5 months he lay in the big palace — he longs to continue serving, only his arm aches still so (right to the top the right one is off) & he has to take mudbaths. Then Koblev who goes back to his regiment, & then Grunwald with messages fr. you, Sweetheart. I lay half an hour on the balkony, quite mild. — Now Ania is coming, so goodbye & God bless you. I cover yr. sweet face with tenderest kisses, Nicky love, & remain

Ever yr. very own

Sunny.

Nicholas's telegram:

Telegram. Telegraph Office. 11 April, 1915.

Last night I received the ikon, letter and photograph. I am very grateful. Am going to look over the fortifications (or defences). After lunch back to Lvov, and thence in the evening to Brody. The weather is splendid. Everything is bursting into bud...

Above: Nicholas and Alexandra.