adini-nikolaevna: “Farewell, Princess Dagmar! Grandeur and splendour await Thee; Thy wedding w
adini-nikolaevna: “Farewell, Princess Dagmar! Grandeur and splendour await Thee; Thy wedding wreath conceals an imperial crown. Let God shine His sun on Thee and Thy new country; then, from the tears now evoked by parting, a pearl will emerge!” –Hans Christian Anderson on the departure of Princess Dagmar of Denmark for Russia, where she would marry the future Emperor Alexander III. -- source link
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