Victoria Victorious: the Story of Queen Victoria (1985)
Victoria Victorious: the Story of Queen Victoria
“It was a fact that should be brought home to the people, said Lord Salisbury, for they must realize that it was an occasion for rejoicing.
I felt tired at the prospect, but, of course, he was right. Such anniversaries should not be allowed to pass unnoticed.
I had very worrying news from Vicky. Her husband, Fritz, was suffering from a terrible throat infection—which it was whispered was cancer. Vicky was very anxious because she lived uneasily at the Prussian Court. Her parents-in-law had been far from kind to her, and Bismarck was her enemy; her son treated her atrociously; and she had to endure reproaches for everything she did; she was condemned because of her English blood.
I knew all this and when the telegram came, in cypher, I guessed the position was very grave.
The deciphering of the message revealed that the German doctors wished to perform an operation, but she wanted, first of all, to consult one of our doctors, who was said to be a leading authority on such matters. This was Dr.
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