St Anne of Russia, 1910

‘… The next engagement was with the Imperial Russian Geographical Society in St Petersburg, and Prince Henry gave a personal letter of introduction to the Tsar, while Princess Henry gave one to the Tsaritsa. Thus heralded, the visit to the Russian capital in the midst of its winter splendor went like a fairy-tale. … Before leaving, he had a long audience of the Tsar, who talked to him for nearly two hours.’ (H.R.Mill, op. cit., p.171)