| Collection | Victorian Papers, Main Series |
| Description | With regard to George, Duke of Cambridge, Queen Victoria canot understand the Cabinet's decision. Was £14,000 or £12,000, too much? Or did the Government fear they could not carry the vote? Why depart from precedents? The fact of his being left poor should have resulted in more than £10,000. Cases affecting the Crown and Royal Family ought not to be left to Party conflicts. Why not ascertain what the Protectionists would be inclined to do? £12,000 once and for all was preferable to £10,000 and a prospective increase in case of marriage. |