Rare photos of OTMA

[Natalya]

Another than I find sort of rare ... Alexei with his Aunt, Alexandra's sister Princess Irene:

[Natalya]

You're very welcome.  This is fun to share photos with others who have the same interest.  In "real life" I don't know many people who would like to spend time looking at my photos!  That's why I'm very thankful to be a part of the Forum.

Here's a sweet little pose on board the Standart:

[Natalya]

And a nice posed one of Father & Son:

[Justine]

I love them. Where did you find these great photos?

[Sarushka]

I love them. Where did you find these great photos?

The one of Aleksei & Princess Irene is from The Jewel Album of Nicholas II, and the one of Nicholas & Aleksei is in Tsesarevich. I'm not sure where the one on the Standart is from...

[Natalya]

Those sources are probably right.  But to tell you the truth, I have my Romanov collection of photos all on CDs and I just go through them and pull the ones I need to post.  This has been a hobby for years and years, and some I have scanned myself, others were sent to me by family members and friends who know my passion for the Russian Royals.

[Georgiy]

Here are some I have. I apologise for the poor quality - they are photos of photocopies.
Maria and Anastasia with Felix Yusupov.

[Sarushka]

Thank you Georgiy for great photos. I'd never seen any of them

Same here (except for the formal).

These all look as if they could have been taken in the Crimea. Am I correct?

[Lanie]

The last two of Anastasia and Maria were taken in the Crimea in 1914 - I saw those in some article at Stanford University a few years ago.  The one of Anastasia was also taken at that time, as well asthe ones of her with Tatiana and Olga.

[mitia]

Any idea when the photo with the infamous Felix Youssoupoff was taken and where ? Who is the boy wearing a sailor suit ? This picture is very interesting and also a bit puzzling for me as I always understood from what I red that Felix was kept " as far as possible " from her children by Empress AF who deeply disliked his dissolute way of life ( and of course long before Felix was involved in Raspoutine's murder ) and that the only encounters between Felix ( and his parents ) with NAOTMAA were strictly limited to official obligations when the Youssoupoffs " clan " could not be avoided.

[clockworkgirl21]

Any idea when the photo with the infamous Felix Youssoupoff was taken and where ? Who is the boy wearing a sailor suit ? This picture is very interesting and also a bit puzzling for me as I always understood from what I red that Felix was kept " as far as possible " from her children by Empress AF who deeply disliked his dissolute way of life ( and of course long before Felix was involved in Raspoutine's murder ) and that the only encounters between Felix ( and his parents ) with NAOTMAA were strictly limited to official obligations when the Youssoupoffs " clan " could not be avoided.

I'm not sure where, but I'd guess the picture was taken around 1915-1916, since Maria's hair looks like it may be up, and Anastasia's isn't. It's very safe to assume the IF wouldn't be around Felix in 1917.   And I read somewhere, possibly in the Man Who Killed Rasputin, that before Rasputin's murder, Alix just didn't care for Felix, but afterwards, she hated him, so probably kept her children away from him then. But don't quote me on that.

Nice to see you back, Lanie!

[clockworkgirl21]

Sorry it's so small. The site was in Russian, and I couldn't figure out how to see the real picture.

[Sarushka]

Sorry it's so small. The site was in Russian, and I couldn't figure out how to see the real picture.

Post or PM me the link, and I'll try to figure it out.  8-)

[KarlandZita]

[KarlandZita]