Disillusions of a Crown Princess

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. IT Was a bright winter's day. The vast halls Of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg were filled with a great crowd of people eager to catch a glimpse of one of the fairest brides that had ever been led to the altar Of its chapel. The Imperial Family and the Court were celebrating the nuptials of the niece of the Czar Alexander II, the daugh ter Of his favourite brother, - the Grand Duchess Anastasia Michaylowna of Russia, with the heir to the Duchy of mecklenburg-schwerin, and to one of the largest private fortunes in Europe.