Thursday, June 20, 2024

Excerpt from Ella's letter to Queen Victoria, dated March 14, 1879

Source:

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

The letter excerpt:

Schloss, Darmstadt
March 14th 1879
... yesterday Alicky in running over a cucumber frame cut herself on the leg & so she is obliged to lie up for two or three days, but she had a lesson today with Frl. [illegible] and the other part of the day she pays Uncle Leo visits — she is delighted to keep him company with a bad leg too — I wish his were as trifling as hers...


Above: Alix.

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