He preferred to write them a letter. Nicholas II was also distracted by the illness facing his son, Alexei (the Tsarevitch), who was the heir to the throne. Alexei suffered from haemophilia.

The entire royal family, which included Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, and their five children: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei, all died on that fateful night ...

Tsar Nicholas II was unable to rule effectively ... In April 1907, Alexandra called on him to heal her only son, the Tsarevich Alexei. He was suffering from painful bleeding as a result of ...