Alexandra's letter to Nicholas, dated June 21, 1915, and Nicholas's telegram and letter, dated June 21, 1915

Sources:

Letters of the Tsaritsa to the Tsar, 1914-1916, published by Duckworth & Co., 1923

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000011396573&view=1up&seq=156&skin=2021

https://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/june15.html

The letter:

No. 92.

Tsarskoje Selo, June 21-th 1915

My sweetest One,

Ever such fond thanks for your dear letter, I received yesterday before dinner — Baby thanks for the candlestump. I gave yr. man an extracandle on the way. Here I return you[r] cascara. I am so glad yr. Drachenschuss is better, I have it continually & generally fr. a false movement & the left side, wh. makes the heart worse. — Today my heart is not enlarged, but I keep quiet. Costia (to say goodbye) & Tatiana come to tea before the Children go to Ania's to play — Baby has gone to Ropsha before for a few hours — he enjoys these expeditions. Such air, quite divine & delicious breeze & birdies singing away so brightly. — Shall think of you so much to-morrow & hope you will enjoy our dear Bielovezh. — Yesterday evening we went to Anias, there were the 2 Grabbes, Nini, Emma, Alia, Kussov of the Moscov. Dragoon Regiment (ex "Nighegorodtzi") — the first time I saw him & we were quite at home together as tho' we had known each other for years — I lay working on the sopha & he quite close chatting away busily. I am going to invite him here too once, so nice to speak about all our wounded friends. —

I congratulate you with yr. Curassiers' feast — little Vick came with a bouquet of yellow roses in the regiments name, so touching. — The giving over of Mme Souchomlinov's (my stores) to me is going alright & with tact luckily — because I dont want them to suffer in this, as she really did a lot of good. — Just got a telegram from Romanovsky (why he signs G. M. Romanov I can't think), that he leaves the 20th Gal[ician] Regiment has a nomination in the Staff of the Army. I suppose this is my last letter to you, unless I hear a man goes to meet you. — What joy to have you back again! You precious One, Wify is lonely & has a heavy heart. — S.'s nomination makes me sad, can't help it as he is an enemy of our Friends & that is the worst thing there can be, now more than ever.

Blessings & kisses without end & such love, love

Ever my Nicky yr. very own old

Sunny.

Nicholas's telegram:

Telegram. Stavka. 21 June, 1915.

Countless thanks for sweet letter and telegram. I had no time to write. To-morrow I am going for the whole day to Beloveje. I think I ought to stay here for a little longer, for military considerations. I kiss you tenderly. Sleep well.

Nicky.

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

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

Above: Grigori Rasputin.

Notes: S = Samarin.

Alexandra often referred to Grigori Rasputin as "our Friend".