#c. 1916

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

"They have all grown, Marie is now much thinner, the fourth is stout and small. Tatiana helps everyone and everywhere, as usual; Olga is lazy, but they are all one in spirit." (Alexandra Feodorovna to Lili Dehn, found in The Real Tsaritsa)

[roses-of-the-romanovs]

Alexei, c. 1916.