Posted on The Royal Forums by aussiechick12 on 22 September 2006 with reference to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum. I believe this and other images were subsequently removed from The Alexander Palace site.
This court dress worn by Maria Pavlovna has a broad fur-trimmed train and fur-trimmed sleeves. She probably could not move without help.
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