Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (Frittie) and Princess Marie (May) of Hesse-Darmstadt

[RealAnastasia]

I can't understand German, but I think it's none of them...

RealAnastasia.

[Thomas_Hesse]

I think more like May than Ella.

I think May was not yet born at that time

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes. Hard to see pictures as children. Some of them changed so much.

[GrandDuchessAndrea]

Yesterday was the 133th anniversary of little May's death...rest in peace.

A tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfTw-wBEG1o

[Russka Princess]

 The poor Angel =(

Rest in peace

and by the way the video is very beautifull  and so sad =(

did you made it ?

[GrandDuchessAndrea]

did you made it ?

Yes, I did!  I'm glad you liked it...I didn't mean for it to be so very sad!

[Eric_Lowe]

The House of Hesse was filled with young angels. May, Elisabeth and Johanna...

[Russka Princess]

yeah.. sadly...=( the poor little children...

[Eric_Lowe]

Indeed the extinction of the dynastic line of the House of Hesse & By Rhine was full of dead children instead of old people.

[GrandDuchessIzabella]

May:


courtesy Royal Collection.

[Eric_Lowe]

I think that must be done for her grandmother Queen Victoria.

[Ally Kumari]

From Royal Collection

Princesses Marie and Alix



They made such a sweet sister couple.

[GrandDuchessAndrea]

Utterly adorable!

They made such a sweet sister couple.

Absolutely!!
The Royal Collection is such a treasure trove. How were you able to save the entire picture large? because in my experience, I could only zoom in on parts, and the whole photo was visible only very small.

[Eric_Lowe]

I think May was even less smiling than Alix.

[Ally Kumari]

Actually both Alix and May were known to be happy little creatures, always laughing and making others laugh. It was only later that smile got lost from Alix´s face. To judge something like that from a photograph doesn´t really make much sense. They were little children, probably told to just hold still, and had to endure the long and tiring photography process with poses changing and everyting. If I was four years old like May, I too wouldn´t like it. Everybody in that time looks depressed in the photos, simply because it was kind of a fashion and to look expresionless (or "Sad") doesn´t make your muscles hurt like trying to keep up your smile for minutes.