"Oh he is a mad and conceited ass… who also says that papa and grandmama don’t treat him with proper respect as the Emperor of an old and mighty Germany. But my hope is that pride will have a fall some day and won’t we rejoice then!" — A letter from the Princess of Wales Alexandra to George V regarding Kaiser Wilhem II. (via bulletproofjewels)

"It is very difficult to be impartial when one is captivated, and I own I never was more so - I never set eyes on a sweeter creature than Princess Alix. She is lovely! … She is a good deal taller than I am, has a lovely figure but very thin, a complexion as beautiful as possible … Her voice, her walk, carriage and manner are perfect …" — Princess Royal, Princess Victoria, later Queen of Prussia and German Empress in a letter to her mother, Queen Victoria about her soon to be sister-in-law, Princess Alexandra of Denmark  (via royalwatcher)