![]() ![]() One particularly harsh note from 1853 said talking to her “was the dreadful waste of a most precious time and of energies which ought to be turned to the use of others”. When the couple argued Albert would go to a different room and write a letter telling Victoria why she was wrong. It was PR gold and did wonders for the monarchy “in a Diana Princess of Wales type of way,” said Worsley. Victoria’s response was to write simple letters to the troops thanking them for their sacrifice. For example, Albert’s response to the Crimean war was to produce 50 volumes of written advice to the government telling them how they could do it better. This quality made her a better, more instinctive politician, said Worsley. That, I think Victoria had, and he didn’t. ![]() But today, in our leaders, I think we value something a bit different to that, we value emotional intelligence. “He was really interested in filing systems. Partly because he had a lot of the personal qualities that historians themselves admire. “I think Albert gets a good press from historians most of the time. To be fair, Worsley added, this was the 19th century when a man was expected to be the boss. ![]() “I think he should have been fulfilling the more traditional role of a Queen or a princess in this relationship, which was single-mindedly to support his spouse, which he didn’t do.” But I don’t think he should necessarily have been doing those things. He’s brilliant, he’s a polymath, he organised the Great Exhibition, he supported science and art and industry.’ Well that is true. “I sense that some of you are thinking, ‘No, I just don’t believe this. “And that’s because he could see that while she was busy with that, he could get on with making himself king in all but name – taking over some of her duties, taking over some of her power. “But Albert kept those babies coming,” said Worsley. They included crying, feeling low and visual disturbances, such as seeing people’s faces turn in to worms.īy baby number seven, Victoria realised that she had had enough children. Victoria had nine children in quick succession and often suffered symptoms that would today be diagnosed as postnatal depression. Worsley, chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, said his ambition was also part of the reason Queen Victoria gave birth to so many children. ![]()
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