This is a photograph of the nuptial crown that was worn by Empress Alexandra at her wedding to Nicholas II in 1894. It is made of silver, diamonds and velvet. Before Alexandra was wed she was called Princess Alix of Hesse. She was German on her father's side and English on her mother's side. Her mother was Princess Alice, the daughter of Queen Victoria. The Princess had received her education in England.

The Czar and his wife and children were assassinated by the Communists on the night of July 16, 1918.