Alexandra's Personal World

[Galactic_Misfit]

This is a stupid question, but does anyone know if Alix had a metabolic disorder such as hypothyroidism? If she did, something like that could add to the problem.

[brnbg aka: liljones1968]

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These certainly seem to be Alexandra Feodorovna's wedding and engagement rings, worn, in the Russian tradition, on the fourth finger of the RIGHT hand.   So far as I can remember, Martyn, the engagement ring did comprise a large pink pearl.

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Alix Hand X-Ray ring ( close-up )

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this doesn't look like a pearl.   perhaps the pink pearl ring was simply an engagement gift, and not the actual engagement ring?
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[Yankeegirl]

Hi liljones - In The Last Tsarina by Carolly Erickson it says that N had given her a pink diamond engagement ring and later gave her a pink pearl necklace and ring as an additional engagement gift, so you are correct.

[Lisa]

This diadem was broken off after 1924 and the stones/pearls were sold...

[Windsor]

Did Alexandra keep jewels at all of the different palaces or did she carry her jewelry with her from place to place (not including the state jewels of course)?  Also, how did she "store" her jewels?  Were they kept in display type cases as other noble women did?

[anna11]

Did Alexandra keep jewels at all of the different palaces or did she carry her jewelry with her from place to place (not including the state jewels of course)?  Also, how did she "store" her jewels?  Were they kept in display type cases as other noble women did?

She kept them in wooden boxes, not on display. When traveling, she would have taken a selection of her favorites, and those she thought she'd wear but not all, though she probably had different jewels in each palace, but generally carried her favorites from place to place.

[pandora]

I certainly admire Alexandra's wide variety of reading topics. She seemed to cover a broad spectrum of subjects.

[Sarushka]

If I remember correctly, Alexandra's Mauve Boudoir contained over 1,000 books.

[ChristineM]

Were books the only items you had the opportunity to work with?

Yes. I would liked very much to have worked with photographs and/or letters, but that was another department  .

That 'department' is run by Anatoly Kuchumov's granddaughter - Victoria.

ChristineM

[Thomas_Hesse]

She definitely read "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte - a book she got from a friend if I remember correctly...and various German books I don't recall anymore...

[Annie]

I don't think I've ever read anything about what kinds of music she liked or didn't like. Does anyone know?

[Sarushka]

These are fuzzy recollections, so correct me if I'm wrong...

I believe Alexandra liked Wagner, and didn't care for ragtime.

[Alexandre64]

Hello,
I just find a picture of Diadéme of aquamarine Alexandra:

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj213/Alexandre64_2007/Romanov%20Jewel/aguamarinasdiamantesalix1.jpg

[grandduchessella]

I'd posted this eons ago on the Imperial Jewelry thread

[grandduchessella]

The article (which was about the property sale) also had these 2 items which belonged to AF