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Couple being married in front of a crowd of dignitaries
Russia, Royalty & the Romanovs: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
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NICHOLAS II, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA (1868-1918)

Draft telegram text to King George V

1 Aug 1914

RCIN 5100081

In this telegram, Nicholas II announced that Germany and Russia were at war – the start of the First World War. King George V had been attempting to avoid a declaration of war between Russia and Germany but, as explained by the Emperor, his attempts came too late.

Presented to King George V by Lt Cdr L.D. Jones, 1927

PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/2
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