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Prince Albert And Queen Victoria Analysis
Prince Albert and Queen Victoria had a loving marriage and the perfect family, or so it seemed. However, this wasn’t always the case. With nine kids, Victoria, Albert Edward, Alice, Alfred, Louise, Arthur, Leopold, and Beatrice, things could get a little crazy. Complete with Victoria’s terrifying fits of rage, life at Buckingham Palace was sometimes a huge disaster.
Albert and Victoria were very much in love, but Victoria hated being pregnant. She especially hated the fact that it took away her power of queen and gave more responsibilities to Albert. Victoria also hated breastfeeding, finding it “disgusting.” Victoria was a harsh and unaffectionate mother, and none of her children particularly liked her. She had major mood swings and always had a favorite. She never let them go; she had a system of spies to keep an eye on them. One the other hand, Albert enjoyed his kids very much and loved spending time with them.
Though all her relations with her kids weren’t the best, Victoria especially didn’t get along with Albert, or “Bertie”, as he was called. He struggled with his lessons with his private tutor so much that he was considered a “halfwit” by both his parents. The real disappoint came when Bertie was caught in bed with a prostitute while in Ireland for military training. Prince Albert then visited Bertie …show more content…
When Victoria, “Vicky,” married the heir to Prussia, Victoria constantly wrote her and made her sick with worry. When Vicky announced that she was pregnant, Victoria responded: “The horrid news . . . has upset us dreadfully.” Vicky and Alice both decided to defy Victoria by breastfeeding their children, and when she found out, Victoria was very angry and called them both cows. The youngest girl, Beatrice, was forced to stay at home, even after she was proposed to by a German prince. Victoria didn’t talk to her for six months and only allowed the marriage on the condition that they lived with
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