Williamsburg Regional Library

The last princess, the devoted life of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, Matthew Dennison

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-289) and index

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The last princess

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Matthew Dennison

the devoted life of Queen Victoria's youngest daughter

A chronicle of Queen Victoria's youngest child, Beatrice, explores the close relationship between the princess and her mother, her romance with Prince Henry of Battenberg, and her role as literary executer after her mother's death

Family trees -- 'It is a fine child' -- 'The most amusing baby we have had' -- 'Paroxysms of despair' -- 'The bright spot in this dead home' -- 'Beatrice is quite well' -- 'A nervous way of speaking and laughing' -- 'Auntie Beatrice sends you many loves' -- 'Youngest daughters have a duty to widowed mothers' -- 'The flower of the flock' -- 'A good, handy, thoughtful servant' -- 'She is my constant companion' -- 'Dear Beatrice suffered much from rheumatism' -- 'If only she could marry now' -- The Handsomest family in Europe -- 'Many daughters have acted virtuously, but thou excelleth them all' -- 'The fatal day approaches' -- 'There now burnt a bewitching fiery passion' -- 'Capital fun' -- 'A simple life, with no great incidents' -- 'Blighted happiness' -- 'I have taken up my life again' -- 'I ... can hardly realize what life will be like without her' -- 'I have my dear Mother's written instructions' -- 'Osborne ... is like the grave of somebody's happiness' -- 'Please God the young couple may be very happy' -- 'Days of overwhelming anxiety' -- 'The older one gets more one lives in the past' -- 'She struggled so hard to "carry on"'

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