Prince Albert and Princess Alice

If anyone were left in any doubt about the love Queen Victoria felt for her children, it would only be necessary to read her very touching journal entry for 14th December 1878, the anniversary of Prince Albert's death, and the day on which Princess Alice died.

In the midst of her shock and grief, it is beautiful that Queen Victoria's almost immediate reaction to Alice's death was the thought of the beauty of the happy reunion with her 'beloved Papa' on such a significant day.