Empress Alexandra Photos #3

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For me Alexandra did not look stunning in uniform. It seemed she felt comfortless in all those military decorations.

I don't know that holding one's dress up to avoid it getting wet and showing a bit of ankle was really that daring at the time this photo was taken.

The purital values of the Victorian era had well passed by this time and, while no one deliberately revealed their ankles and legs, it was no longer really considered the huge 'sin' that it had previously been.  It was only a few years before women's skirt lengths shortened considerably anyway.

Also, these photos were never meant for public comsumption.

These were private photos taken for private family photo albums.

I doubt she eve thought that anyone but her close family would see them.

As for sitting a horse, she would have been reviewing her troops just as Nicholas was doing sitting beside her.  It was a necessary duty for whatever regiment she was Colonel in Chief of.

It seems to me that in her youth, she had a pony.  At least a pony cart.  Most young women of her rank would have learned to ride.  Side saddle, of course.

Contrary to the topic, "Smiling Alexandra", let's send pictures where Alexandra looks sad:

I got few photos of sad Alexandra:

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=14_1_b.jpg
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=Alixin1889.jpg
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=Alixincourtgown1906.jpg
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=Alixinnurseuniform.jpg
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=Alexandra1917.jpg
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=alix.jpg
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/?action=view&current=Alix-05.jpg

I hope you like it

Another photos of Alix....
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/AlixofHesse1894.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/formal1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/oaf1271.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/AlixofHesseandbyRhine.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/1000467.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/1001311.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/1001458.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/Alix1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/Alix.jpg

I never saw second one(I think I write here something bad, but you'll forgive me, right?)

Here some photos I found in my album:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/formal%20photos/Alexandra1904.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/formal%20photos/Alexandraca.jpg
Someone know when it was taken?
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/formal%20photos/AlixinTsarskoeSelo.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/formal%20photos/alixky.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/formal%20photos/A1898.jpg
With Nicholas looking sad
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Nicholas%20and%20Alexandra/AlixandNickyformalengagementphotogr.jpg

I Think the second Picture is from 1894-1895,because she looks pretty young,but I'm not sure
[and I Think my English is very horribly  ]

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I Think the second Picture is from 1894-1895,because she looks pretty young,but I'm not sure
[and I Think my English is very horribly  ]

I know it isn't a photo but...



I love how she looks there:

ok,Tania
Thanks for the encouragement  

I Found in this Picture Alix look a little bit sadly:

I love this photo of little Sunny Thank you for posting.

Here is Alix looking rather sad:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/tstandarta1tb.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/formal1.jpg

with her sisters:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/11jw1-1126.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/AlixandVicky1889.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/Tatiana_Romanov/Alix/alixfirstball5vd-1119.jpg

with her friends:





and little sunny:



Anyone know why Alix was always sad?

The first photograph posted by Grand Duchess Ash is not Alix with "a friend".  That is her cousin, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig Holstein.  Their mothers were sisters.