What Would Queen Victoria Have Said?
I found this little interesting snippet in the book
"1919-1938 These Tremendous Years".
Victoria (Viktoria) of Prussia (born 1866) was the daughter
of the German Emperor Frederick III and his wife, Victoria, Princess Royal, eldest of Queen Victoria's daughters. In 1890
Viktoria married Prince Adolph of Schaumburg-Lippe - they did not have any children
and he died in 1916.
However, In 1936 she met and married Alexander Zoubkoff a dish-washer and 34 years younger than her. You can imagine the scandal this produced! Within two years she had to sell off all her belongings to pay their debts and was living in a boarding house in Bonn. He was never at home and had been in trouble with the police. Victoria began divorce proceedings, but died of pneumonia before they were finalised.
However, In 1936 she met and married Alexander Zoubkoff a dish-washer and 34 years younger than her. You can imagine the scandal this produced! Within two years she had to sell off all her belongings to pay their debts and was living in a boarding house in Bonn. He was never at home and had been in trouble with the police. Victoria began divorce proceedings, but died of pneumonia before they were finalised.
Zoubkoff was not permitted to live in Germany (where he had
been in trouble with the police) or several other European countries and had
various occupations - circus horse-back rider, waiter, luggage porter before
his death in London in January 1936.
Don't think Queen Victoria would have been amused!
Love, Liz
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Rosie xx
Thanks for sharing a brilliant story.
Cheers
Patricia x