Valentina Chebotareva's diary entry of July 26, 1915

Source:

http://kfinkelshteyn.narod.ru/Tzarskoye_Selo/Vosp_Chebotarevoy1.htm

The diary entry:

26 июля [1915].
... Начали работать императрица и великие княжны в августе [1914]. Сначала как они были далеки! Целовали руку, здороваясь с княжнами, и этим дело кончалось. Вера Игнатьевна читала лекции в их комнате с полчаса, там всегда была Анна Александровна, затем шли на перевязки, княжны – солдат, государыня и Анна Александровна – офицеров.

English translation (my own):

July 26, [1915].
... The Empress and the Grand Duchesses [Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna] began to work in August [1914]. How distant they were at first! We kissed their hands, greeted the Grand Duchesses, and that was the end of the matter. Vera Ignatievna lectured in their room for half an hour, Anna Alexandrovna [Vyrubova] was always there, then they went to dressings, the Grand Duchesses had soldiers, the Empress and Anna Alexandrovna had officers.

Above: Alexandra, Olga and Tatiana and Anna Vyrubova in their nursing uniforms.