https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/russia-royalty-the-romanovs/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace/letter-to-princess-louise-duchess-of-argyll
https://www.rct.uk/the-children-of-nicholas-ii-and-alexandra-feodorovna
Alexandra wrote this letter to her recently widowed aunt Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll on May 17/30, 1914, about Alexei's patience in his battle with his hemophilia and about other family details. It seems that the first page might be missing.
The letter:
2/ I do hope yr. health is none the worse for all you have gone through. You will feel so shockingly lonely, poor Darling, would that I could be of some tiny use or comfort to you. —
You kindly asked after the Children, so I enclose their last photos to give you an idea what they look like. Thank God Alexei has been keeping in much better health & has grown very much. He will be 10 this summer. I think you wld. love him, you always loved boys so much. He has such a tender heart — & bears pains so patiently — is very merry & clean.
We return to Zarskoe in two weeks, & regret having to leave this lovely place. You cannot imagine what quantities of roses we have — of every colour & every sort & so immense — our [illegible] to be an artist to paint from morn to night. —
But I must end, Baby is waiting to say his evening prayers with me. Nicky, the children & I kiss you very affectionately.
Goodbye & God bless & help you, beloved Aunt Louise,
Ever yr devoted
Alix.
Above: Alexandra. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK.
Above: Louise in her old age years later in 1930; I couldn't find a photo of her from the 1910s.
Above: Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia.
Above: Alexei. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK.
Above: The photos of the children that Alexandra sent with the letter.
