Excerpt from Ella's letter to Queen Victoria, dated March 7, 1879

Source:

Alexandra Feodorovna: Diaries and Correspondence, volume 1: Princess of Hesse, 1872-1893, pages 8 to 9, by George Hawkins, 2023

The letter excerpt:

March 7th 1879
... Alix of course is with him [Prince Leopold] the most and they play little games of cards together. She has learned a trick which she does very knowingly...

Above: Alix with her maternal uncle Prince Leopold.