Life and customs of royal persons by the eyes of maids of honor

The position of maid of honor appeared in the court state under Peter I, when the monarchy courtyards of Western Europe were taken for the samples. The maids of honor were on duty in the rooms of the empress and wife of the heir to the throne, accompanied them on walks, church services and entertainment events, and attended official ceremonies. Constantly communicating with the members of the imperial surname, they correctly kept her secrets, and there were among them those who were associated with the august persons. One way or another, the maids of honor observed their life from close range and often knew what no one could know again. Some of them conducted diaries, many wrote memories.
The book includes notes and memoirs of ten maids of honor, which cover for more than a hundred years - from the reign of Catherine II to the reign of Alexander II. Each in their own way of maids of honor talk about everyday life, duties and entertainments of members of the royal family, their characters and habits, and together these stories, like a mosaic, make up a unique portrait of the era