1917), 20
Vanbrugh, Violet (1867–1942), 273
Vanderbilt, Mrs Cornelius, 254
Vansittart, Robert Gilbert, later 1st Baron Vansittart (1881–1957), 298
Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia and first King of Italy (1820–78), 23, 27, 60, 254
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1869–1947), 251, 253
Victoria, Princess (1868–1935), 180;
birth, 101; does not marry, 182; plays ‘golf’, 198; birthday parties, 220; KE’s last illness, 295; on KE’s superstition, 299
Victoria, Princess of Hesse (1863–1950):
wedding, 148, 266
Victoria, Princess of Prussia (1866–
1929), 265
Victoria, Princess Royal, see Frederick, Crown Princess
Victoria, Queen (1819–1901): attitude to religion, 11; and punishment of children, 18; assaulted in Park, 21;
and Schleswig-Holstein Duchies, 59, 77, 83; low and depressed before the wedding’, 63; at wedding, 61, 62–63; and Marlborough House, 67; and Garibaldi’s visit to England, 78; Christian names of her descendants, 82; and Mordaunt divorce, 107, 109; shares responsibility for unpopularity of Royal Family, 109; at Sandringham, 113, 114; and thanksgiving celebrations, 116; Empress of India, 138, 149; and Aylesford scandal, 140, 142; Our Life in the Highlands, 146; everyone afraid of, 152; and Tranby Croft affair, 161, 162, 163; and Fife, 181; Golden Jubilee, 188; death, 191; and state opening of Parliament, 206; and the Gladstones, 229; her style of travelling abroad, 236
comments on her by: Henry James, 191; Lady Macclesfield, 114; Frederick Ponsonby, 298; Lady Warwick, 174
and her family: Princess Royal, 3, 5; Albert, 3, 4, 47, 75–76; Crown Princess Frederick, 44; death of her mother, 45; marriage of Princess Helena, 85; birth of Prince George, 86; death of Pss of W’s baby, 111; and Wilhelm II, 152, 267, 273, 277; encourages marriage between Victoria of Prussia and Alexander of Battenberg, 265; and Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, 266
and P of W: birth of P of W, 3; she compares him to his father, 4; and his names, 4; and the child, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18; and his ambition to join army, 23; she praises him, 34; and a marriage for P of W, 40, 42, 44, 57; considers him heartless, 45; and Nellie Clifden affair, 46, 50; blames him for Albert’s death, 47–48, 49; instructions to P of W, 50, 61, 129, 138; disapproves of his friends, 73, 174; and of his frivolity, 74, 81–82; refuses to allow him any responsibility or authority, 77, 123–24, 150–52; and P and Pss of W, 83–84, 92; and P of W’s children, 81, 101, 132, 182, 185; annoyed about P of W in Egypt, 103; and Mordaunt divorce, 107, 109; and P of W’s holidays, 124; and Indian tour, 131, 132, 133; P of W brings a present for, 137–38; refuses to allow him to go to Egypt, 145; disagreements, 145–46; and his finances, 201; disapproves of his friendships with French nobility, 256; and squabble between P of W and Wilhelm II, 268
and Pss of W: 91, 129; before Alexandra’s marriage, 59; disapproves of her, 81, 86, 91–92, 93; relationship between, 87, 153; goes to see her, 87
quoted on: birth of P of W, 3; moulding P of W in Albert’s image, 4; children, 6, 18; P of W and Princess Royal, 12; P of W, 13, 19, 24, 40, 49, 51, 87, 145, 148; Albert, 15–16, 22, 47; Alexandra, 41, 57, 58, 59; Crown Princess Frederick, 42; Albert’s death, 48; P and Pss of W, 63, 73, 87, 115; Prince Affie, 82; Queen of Denmark, 85; Pss of W, 83, 84, 86, 87, 93, 153; extravagance, 106; P of W’s dislike of reading, 127; Prince Eddy, 183, 185; Golden Jubilee, 188; Alexander of Battenberg, 265; Wilhelm II, 267
Vienna, P of W in, 49, 268
Vitzthum, Count, 60
Voisin, Dr (French tutor), 13
Vyner, Mrs Robert, 242
Waddington, Mme, 243
Waldemar, Prince of Denmark (1858–
1909), 83
Walden, William Montagu-Hay, Viscount, later 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826–1911), 99
Wales, Albert Edward, Prince of, see Edward VII, King
Wales, Alexandra, Princess of, see Alexandra, Queen
Wales, Prince of, see George, Prince
Walsingham, Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron (1843–1919), 97
Walters, Catherine, 128, 239
Warwick, Frances Evelyn Greville, Countess of (1861–1938), 197; her history, 157–58; and P of W, 157, 158, 159, 167; and Beresford, 158; and Tranby Croft affair, 160; a socialist, 168; her house-parties, 168–70; on P of W, 170; and Pss of W, 170, 193; on Jews, 174–75; on KE’s taste in music, 197
Warwick, Francis Richard Greville, 5th Earl of (1853–1924), 157
Watson, George Lennox (1851–1904), 270
Wavertree, William Hall Walker, Baron (1856–1933), 247
Wellard (footman), 236
Wellesley, Gerald Valerian (1809–82), 13, 21, 73, 112
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of (1769–1852), 4
Wentworth, ‘Long John’, 33
Westminster, Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess, later 2nd Duke of (1825–99), 68, 287
Wharncliffe, Edward Montagu Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, 3rd Baron and 1st Earl of (1827–99), 99, 155
Whewell, William (1794–1866), 44
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834–1903), 155
White Lodge, 19
Wilberforce, Samuel, Bishop of Oxford (1805–73), 7, 29, 51, 65
Wilde, Oscar (1854–1900), 173
Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia (1882–1951), 266
Wilhelm, Prince of Orange (1840–79), 42
Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and first German Emperor (1797–1888): Pss of W and, 92; P of W and, 92, 103; opposed to his grand-daughter’s marriage, 266; death of, 266
Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859–1942) as Prince : bad behaviour at his uncle’s wedding, 64–65; confirmation, 125; King Kalakaua given precedence over, 147; wedding, 148; and P of W, 266, 269, 270; and QV, 266; opposed to his sister’s marriage, 266; becomes Kaiser, 266
as Kaiser : late for dinner at Osborne, 152; congratulates Kruger, 152; Mrs Keppel sits next to, 172; yachtsman, 269; his navy, 270; suggests an Anglo-German alliance, 272; at Sandringham, 272–73; on KE, 273; and death of QV, 191, 271; makes a speech, 207; decorates British officers and men, 211; and Pope Leo, 251, 252; Nicholas II and, 262; officiously knowledgeable, 267, 271, 273; personality and appearance, 266; visits to England, 269, 271, 272–73, 275; 40th birthday greetings from KE, 274; prophesies war with England, 275–76; KE and, 276; on his discussion of armaments with KE, 276; tries to make KE’s and QA’s visit a success, 276; his rules for court balls, 279; Sardanapalus, 280; patronizing behaviour, 301
comments on him by: KE, 274; Francis Knollys, 271; Pss of W, 271; QV, 152
William, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1787–4867), 41
William, Prince of Denmark, later King George I of Greece (1845–1913), 83
Williams, Owen Lewis Cope (1836–1904), 130, 140
Wilson, Arthur (1836–1909), 160
Windsor Castle: Alexandra arrives at, 61–62; QV and Pss of W at, 87; KE makes changes at, 193; trouble over music at, 197; golf course at, 198; impromptu dances at, 201
Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805–73), 33
Wolseley, Sir Garnet Joseph, later cr Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913), 145, 179
Wood, Fernando, 34
Wood, Mrs Henry (1814–87), 197
Wren, Sir Christopher (1632–1723), 67
Wynn-Carrington, Charles Robert, later 3rd Baron Carrington and Marquess of Lincolnshire (1843–1928): on P of W, 15, 135, 140; on Albert, 15; P of W makes a friend of, 37; and Nellie Clifden, 40; P of W writes to, 50; his history, 72; P of W and, 100, 107, 193; on Mackenzie, 99; his father’s warning, 100; on Harriet Mordaunt, 107; on the monarchy, 117; and Indian tour, 129, 137; on Aylesford, 140; expedition with P of W to London slums, 144; coins a phrase, 153; on dinner party at Marlborough House, 195; on Esher, 193; on receiving Order of the Garter, 193; on life at Sandringham, 219; on KE as a speaker, 206; and Third Reform Bill demonstration, 284; and death of KE, 299