Source:
Alexandra Feodorovna: Diaries and Correspondence, volume 1: Princess of Hesse, 1872-1893, pages 305 to 306, by George Hawkins, 2023
The letter:
Gatchina.
Oct. 31/Nov. 12 1893.
Dearest Alix,
Please excuse this boldness of mine of writing a few lines to tell you how sorry I was and how I deeply regret not to have been able to come and see you while Ella stayed with you. But after our returning from Denmark, a lot of important matters — one about Georgie — who luckily is quite well now, kept me back from going. You may well imagine my disapointment at te[a]sing such a splendid & chance of flying off to Pelly, after such a long time...
Because Berlin and all those ceremonies & functions for Mossy's wedding, where we generally need to be about half a mile off from each other, cannot be called a pleasant meeting. And for you poor thing especially it must be of a disagreeable recollection, as you suffered so from an ear-ache!
I do hope you are quite well and that awful pain has not come back. —
If you don't mind wouldn't you send me a photo of yours, one of the new ones, like those you sent Xenia lately? I would be so happy to have one near me. — I have to go often to town to my regiment (the Preobragenski's) and whenever I look into our garden at Anitchkoff I always think of that lovely time on the ice, which seems now to be a dream.
And now good-bye my darling Pelly. God bless you and help you in all the troubles of life.
Ever your devoted Nicky
Above: Alix.
Above: Nicholas.
Note: Pelly was one of Nicholas's nicknames for Alix and vice versa.
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