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Spying on her Children
Queen Victoria’s insatiable and unquenchable need to be in control and power led to her employment of spies and informers to report on her children. When her eldest daughter married and moved to Germany, Queen Victoria wrote her every day and in a way, micromanaged her life.
When her son Bertie married the Danish princess Alexandra, the doctor on Queen Victoria’s command was forced to report on every minute detail of princess’ Alexandra’s state of health, including her menstrual cycle. Queen Victoria intended to keep her youngest daughter, Beatrice, unmarried. However, Beatrice rebelled and got engaged to a German prince.
