Queen Victoria sought out the advice, daily if possible, from William Lamb, the Second Viscount Melbourne, who was her real father figure. She kept a journal. Nightly, she’d inscribe his answers to her questions about life. A list of some of his sage advice is as follows:· wives beaten by husbands are able to profit from the pity evoked
· mothers-in-law are not known to get along with daughters-in-law
· most marriages aren’t happy
· large dogs are dangerous as pets
· birds migrate by following the coastline
Eventually, Victoria’s role as monarch prohibited her from continuing correspondence with the then retired Prime Minister, for reasons of propriety.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lamb%2C_2nd_Viscount_Melbourne
http://www.noelcollection.org/noel/Jerdan/lamb.html
Persons of Consequence: Queen Victoria and Her Circle by Louis Auchincloss ISBN #0394504275
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