The imperial family: 1899. 

Princess Ella of Hesse and Grand Duchess Tatiana on their ponies at Darmstadt: 1899.

Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana at their Uncle Ernie’s home in Darmstadt, Hesse: 1899. 

Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Hesse leading her daughter Princess Ella on her pony: 1899.

Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana going out riding with their cousin Princess Ella of Hesse (center): Darmstadt, 1899.

Grand Duchess Tatiana: 1899.

Nicholas II, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse, Prince Nicholas of Greece, Princes Ella of Hesse and Grand Duchess Olga at Wolfsgarten, 1899. 

Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana at the Winter Palace: 1899.

Grand Duchess Olga and Tatiana in St. Petersburg: 1899. 

staysandstories:

I forget that old cameras don’t always have to take formal pictures

Not only that but isn’t that the king of England???

No. It’s Nicholas II, the tsar of Russia. This was taken at Darmstadt in 1899.