At 11 o'clock I heard the first cry of my Child. Nick kissed me, his eyes filled with tears, and we thanked God together, without knowing as yet whether He had given us a son or a daughter. Mother now approached us and said: 'it is a son.' Our joy was doubled. However, I remember that I was overtaken by a strange feeling of awe at the thought that this tiny creature would in time become Emperor.

Nicholas wrote the same day to his father-in-law, King Frederick William III. At last I have the happiness of being able to announce to you, dear papa (pardon me for giving you this name), that my dear, my excellent Sasha has presented me with a fat and handsome boy, called Alexander, at 11 o'clock this morning. Will you extend your kindness to this Your Majesty's new and first grand son, and continue the same to him who appreciates them beyond his powers of expression?

Later Alexandra writes: It was the most delicious little child one could possibly see, white, plump, large dark blue eyes, and smiling already at Six weeks.

Wydawca ‏ : ‎ Forgotten Books (13 stycznia 2018)
Język ‏ : ‎ Angielski
Twarda oprawa ‏ : ‎ 388 str.
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0428991548
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0428991548
Wymiary ‏ : ‎ 15.2 x 2.22 x 22.9 cm