"Our Friend is so contented with our girlies, says they have gone through heavy 'courses' for their age and their souls have much developed," Alexandra wrote to Nicholas on 6 December 1916.
"Teman kami sangat puas dengan gadis-gadis kami, mengatakan mereka telah melalui 'kursus' berat untuk usia mereka dan jiwa mereka telah banyak berkembang," Alexandra menulis kepada Nicholas pada 6 Desember 1916.