Felix Yusupov and Princess Irina Alexandrovna on their wedding day, 9th/22nd February 1914“Our
Felix Yusupov and Princess Irina Alexandrovna on their wedding day, 9th/22nd February 1914“Our darling has gone - what joy, yet my God! How empty the house feels (and my heart!) after all the excitement and bustle of the last days. May the Lord only bless their happiness and life. It’s the most important - the rest is nothing. […] Mama and Nicky were her sponsors. We passed down the hall. Vasia walked in front with an icon (what a dear!), Nicky led Irina, I walked behind him with Mama, who was led by Sandro. […]They both looked so lovely, so young, happy and she - so lovely n the little diadem which he gave her, and my veil. Nicky said he had never seen her so beautiful! […] The young couple were radiant, it’s the only thing that kept me going. Towards six o’clock we left. Irina and Felix passed by to see his parents. We went home, to welcome them with the bread and salt! They were photographed again in the hall. […] May God grant them a safe arrival, and every, every good thing… my God. What emptiness in the house.”- Extracts of Xenia Alexandrovna’s diary, 9th/22nd February 1914 -- source link
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