In his memoir Felix Yusupov wrote: “Once, riding a horse, I saw a lovely girl who accompanied a lady
In his memoir Felix Yusupov wrote: “Once, riding a horse, I saw a lovely girl who accompanied a lady of advanced age. Our eyes met. She impressed me so much that I stopped my horse and followed her with my eyes for quite a long time. The next day and after it I went for a walk again in hope for seeing the beautiful stranger. She did not show up and I was deeply upset, but soon afterwards the Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna paid us a visit together with their daughter, Princess Irina. How happy and surprised I was, when I recognised in Irina my stranger! I was looking at this wonderful beauty, my future wife, for the whole evening. She took after her father and her profile resembled an ancient cameo” -- source link
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