Outside the Royal box at the Covent Garden Theatre, attendants clad in blue-black uniforms trimmed with gold stood solemnly on the crimson velvet carpet, blending seamlessly into their surroundings and adding a touch of splendid beauty to the atmosphere.
Guests passing by might assume that someone of high rank, like a Royal Duke, was seated inside, but in reality, the attendants were guarding only four little girls—more specifically, four little girls with German blood.
Princess Alexandrina Victoria, dressed in a pearl-grey satin gown with a hem adorned with delicate silver threads, wore a slightly tilted feathered beret that half-covered her eyes, concealing the fact that the British heir to the throne was completely absorbed in the world of "The Sleepwalker," brought to life by Italian singer Giovanni Rubini.
Seated beside her were three close companions, the daughters of Prussia's Envoy in Britain, Heinrich von Bloh—Gabrielle, Adelaide, and Caroline.
