delicate-flowers-of-the-past:June 18th 2017 marks the 116th birthday of Grand Duchess Anastasia Ni
delicate-flowers-of-the-past: June 18th 2017 marks the 116th birthday of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. “At about 3 o'clock in the morning, Alix started to have strong pains. At 4 o'clock I got up, went to my room and dressed. At exactly 6 o'clock in the morning a little daughter -Anastasia- was born. Everything went off splendidly, quite quickly and thank God without complications! Thanks to the fact that it all began and ended while everyone was still asleep, we both had a feeling of calm and solitude! After that I sat down to write telegrams to relatives and friends in various parts of the world. At 11 o'clock Yanyshev said prayers. At 3 o'clock there was a Te Deum at our church. Mama arrived from Gatchina. Went for a short walk. After tea, Mama left. Luckily Alix felt quite cheerful. The little one weighs 11½ pounds and measures 55cm. Went to bed early.” - Nicholas II June 1901. -- source link