romanovsonelastdance:Prince Christopher of Greece sits on the lap of his aunt Maria Feodorovna and h
romanovsonelastdance:Prince Christopher of Greece sits on the lap of his aunt Maria Feodorovna and holds hands with his cousin Olga Alexandrovna. Mikhail Alexandrovich stands behind his sister Xenia and Christopher’s sister Maria, who were also devoted friends. Michael [Alexandrovich] and Olga [Alexandrovna] were not only my favourite cousins, but my best friends and the three of us used to have great times together, running wild in the gardens of the Palace, riding on the miniature electric railway, which was our special joy. This was a wonderful affair, made by a famous firm of railway contractors, who presented it to the Emperor’s children. Its coaches and trucks were exact copies of the real ones, its engines attained a speed of four or five miles an hour; its lines were equipped with stations, tunnels and railway bridges calculated to delight the heart of any child. Christopher of Greece, Memoirs. Incidentally, Christopher had a son named Michael (who is the author of Nicholas and Alexandra: The Family Albums among other works), and I’ve always wondered if he were named in honor of Mikhail Alexandrovich. -- source link
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