«The Empress with the medical staff went around the wounded, provided first aid, tried in every possible way to ease the sufferings of the sick, despite the fact that she herself had a damaged arm above the elbow and she wore just a dress. An officer’s greatcoat was thrown over the shoulders of the tsarina, in which she walked along the crashed train…»
A. Myasnikov about Empress Maria Feodorovna on the day of the tragedy at the Borki station.
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia to Maria Feodorovna, «Various facts from November 12 to November 19, 1916»
Count Gudovich told me that his niece, the little Countess Hendrikova, told him that two ladies, i.e., A.F. (Alexandra Feodorovna) and Anya (Anna Vyrubova), had notebooks where the names of people of all classes were written alphabetically, and that in these notebooks they usually looked for people fit to be ministers. Admit that this is pure madness. There is only one remedy, Sandro and Pavel do not mind, it is for the closest, for you and your children to take the initiative to conduct a medical consultation of all our celebrities from a medical point of view, and then send them to a remote sanatorium, with or without Vyrubova, to undergo serious treatment. Otherwise, be prepared for any accidents. Tell that to Sandro-because that’s my firm opinion.
Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia to Maria Feodorovna, «Various facts from December 17 to December 22, 1916»
The balding man writing to you has been thinking a lot, spending sleepless nights, running around the empty St. Petersburg embankments at dawn — and now he tells you — never look for the names of the brave souls who performed this act of civic courage, high patriotism and deliverance*. The word is silver, and silence is gold!
Madame (Alexandra Feodorovna) is madder than ever. On the night of the 19th, after the autopsy of the corpse, the order came to transport… the body of the insignificant to the emperor’s palace!!!
Two more appointments to positions took place under the influence of the murdered man …
Madame is getting more and more in charge of drowning Nicky… And time passes, gossip intensifies, the general situation inspires fears.
I’m putting the same dilemma before you again. After the hypnotist, it is necessary to try to neutralize A.F., while she is hypnotized. By all means, it is necessary to send her as far away as possible, either to a sanatorium or to a monastery. We are talking about saving the throne - not the dynasty, which is still strong, but the present sovereign. Otherwise it will be too late. … All Russia knows that the late Rasputin and A.F. are the same. If the first one is killed, the second one should disappear. The general peace of mind depends on it. …
HMQueen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress of India and her sister HIM Empress Maria Feodorovna of the Russian Empire.
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, nicknmed “Alix”, married the then Prince of Wales, Albert Edward [later King Edward VII] in 1863 after the scrutiny and approval of Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter and German empress Victoria. Their marriage wasn’t completely devoted, however, as Prince Albert Edward would have a many number of affairs both before and during his reign.
In 1864, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, fondly called “Minnie” was once engaged to the Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich but he died of meningitis the following year. “Nixa”, as he was called, intended for his younger brother Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich [the future Alexander III] to take her hand in his stead. The couple then became know as the Tsesarevich and Tsesarevna of Russia.
The sisters were very close and often spent time together at each other’s company. After the death of Aleksandr III, Alix and her husband would spend time at Russia at her behest. After the 1917 assassination of Dagmar’s son Tsar Nicholas II and his family at the hand of the Bolsheviks, Alexandra’s son George V sent for his aunt to be fetched aboard a British warship to stay in England.
