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Re: Alexandra's favorite activities
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2009, 04:00:32 PM »
I read that she had to be pushed in a wheelchair when she was pregnant with Maria, so I suppose that was when she started using it.

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Re: Alexandra's favorite activities
« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2009, 01:53:15 PM »
two shots of Alix in a wheelchair:


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« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2009, 01:56:51 PM »
In the second picture, who's the other woman in the wheelchair?
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« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2009, 02:28:03 PM »
i have no idea, because her face is hidden, and I found it without signature, but maybe any of Alix' sisters? Irene? Victoria?

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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2009, 05:05:44 AM »

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« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2009, 05:11:57 AM »
so, there you go, Marty :)

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Re: Alexandra's favorite activities
« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2009, 09:16:27 AM »
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Why was she in a wheelchair?
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« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2009, 03:25:22 AM »

She had sprained her ankle when playing lawn tennis - Both the Tsar and Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig were keen players although the latter had to quit due an injury of the knee.
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Re: Alexandra's favorite activities
« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2009, 06:40:45 PM »
Thank you very much for the photos and the information, poor Alexandra must be
difficutl for her to use a weelchair

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« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2009, 07:37:05 PM »
is it just me, or do her legs look amputated and/or withered in that last picture?  IDK, maybe the big hat, hair, and sholders are messing up my perception.

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« Reply #25 on: October 13, 2009, 03:13:58 AM »
nah, it's just because her legs are wrapped in a blanket:)

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Re: Alexandra's favorite activities
« Reply #26 on: October 13, 2009, 03:15:08 PM »
Did she used the weelchair on her palace or just used it for going for a walk?

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« Reply #27 on: October 13, 2009, 06:36:16 PM »
Is it true that Alexandra, while on a trip to a spa, decided to have a wheelchair race with someone? One of her siblings, I think......
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Re: Alexandra's favorite activities
« Reply #28 on: October 13, 2009, 06:41:57 PM »
Are you sure Marty? It sounds so strange and funny at the same time

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« Reply #29 on: October 13, 2009, 06:46:10 PM »
I don't know. I could be wrong. After all, I am rather tired and for all I know, it could be something I dreamed of. That's why I was posting it here, to confirm whether it is true or not. Sarushka? FA? Where are you guys?
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