Sources:
Memories of the Russian Court, pages 127 to 128 by Anna Vyrubova, 1923
The account:
In October [1915] the Emperor came to Tsarskoe Selo for a brief visit, and on his return he took with him to the Stavka the young Tsarevitch. This is the first time he had ever separated the boy from his mother, and the Empress was never happy except in the few minutes each day when she was reading the child's daily letter. At nine o'clock at night she went up to his bedroom exactly as though he were there and she was listening to his evening prayers. ...
Above: Alexandra with Alexei. Photo courtesy of Ilya Chishko at lastromanovs on VK.
Above: Anna Vyrubova.
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