Sources:
Letters of the Tsaritsa to the Tsar, 1914-1916, published by Duckworth & Co., 1923
The letter:
No. 72.
Tsarskoje Selo, April 20-th 1915
My own beloved Darling,
This is my last letter to you. For your precious & unexpected one & lovely flowers, tenderest thanks. One feels homesick for the beautiful Crimea — our earthly Paradise in spring! — All you write is so interesting — what a lot you have done — must be tired I am sure, dear precious One, Huzy mine!
Yes, my heart, I know you are lonely, and that makes me always so sad, that Sunbeam is not old enough to accompany you everywhere. The family is alright, but none of them are near to you, — or really understand you. — What a jubilation when you return. — Ania's Aunt returned full haste from Mitave, & the Governor with all the documents — a panic — the Germans coming! No troops of ours! — German scouts.
I think near Libau — I feel sure they want to make a landing with their heaps of sailors (doing nothing) & other troops, to push down from there towards Varsovie from the back, or along the coast, to get the Germans onto their side — that has all along been in my head since autumn. — Our Friend finds them awfully slie — looks at all seriously, but says God will help. — My humble opinion, why does one not get some cosack regiments along the coast, or our cavalry a little bit up more towards Libau, to keep them fr. ruining everything & finding basis for settling down with their devilish aeroplans. — We dont want them ruining our towns, not to say killing innocent people. —
Baby enjoyed himself at Ania's yesterday. — To-day the young couple Voronov are coming to us to tea, they have come for a few days from Odessa. I receive 7 officers returning, amongst others the General, Commander of Baby's Georgians, then priest fr. the Standart to say goodbye before leaving & Benkendorf, & then Ania.
I went for ¾ of an hour at last to the hospital. Gogoberidze suddenly appeared to our surprise, he was only a month in the regiment & then went to Batum as was quite ill — now he looks brown as a nut — he returns to the regiment in a few days. —
It rained again, so I shall not lie out. — Sweetest one, I have got to see all those people now, so cannot write any more. The Children all and I kiss you ever so tenderly and warmly, beloved One. —
God grant in two days I shall have you back again in my longing arms. — The Children go to an exhibition to-morrow and then take tea at Anitchkov.
God bless & keep you. Ever yr. very own tenderly loving old wife
Alix.
Nicholas's telegram:
Telegram. Tver. 21 April, 1915.
Sincerest thanks for last letter. Saw Ella for ten minutes. I am now going into the town until evening. Cold, chilly weather. So glad to be home to-morrow. Fond kisses.
Nicky.
Above: Nicholas and Alexandra.
Above: Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia.
Above: Alexei.
Notes: "... I know you are lonely, and that makes me always so sad, that Sunbeam is not old enough to accompany you everywhere." = Just a few months after this, Alexei (one of whose nickname was Sunbeam) was allowed to go with Nicholas. He was eleven years old then.
Alexandra always referred to Grigori Rasputin as "our Friend".
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