Was Prince Bertie actually known to do this?
I'm rewatching the British historical series, Victoria about the life of Queen Victoria.
During the third season we jump ahead in time to a point where Victoria already has sever children, including her eldest Princess Vicky and Prince Bertie, the latter whom may one day become King.
Bertie often feels alienated throughout the season, as he struggles to learn things such as basic arithmetic. It doesn't help that his Aunt Theodora has come to interject herself in Victoria's life, that the Royal Family has come under attacks thanks to other European revolutions and uprisings, being physically abused by one of his teachers, and a frustrated Prince Albert is continuously pressuring his son into academic success that his sister Vicky already possesses, as she is never berated for lording it over him.
At any rate Bertie finds a mouse at the Palace and is constantly carrying it around with him in last part of the season until he looses it at the end of episode 3.08.
I was wondering if this was at all true? If Prince Bertie actually would find mice in the Palace and befriend them or if this is a fictional conceit to play on Bertie's alienation, paralleling Victoria's own disposition?
After all in an earlier season, when gas lamps where installed, the Palace became infested with "rats" in the walls being disturbed. Rats are something Victoria fears and others used against her to contest her sanity. The Bell Boy, Archibald Brodie also was able to catch and hold the rats too in similar fashion to Bertie and his mouse.
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Why did Victoria not like Bertie?
The son with whom Victoria quarrelled most was the eldest, Bertie. She once remarked that the trouble with Bertie was that he was too like her. She was right. Like his mother, Bertie was greedy and highly sexed, with an explosive temper.What happened to Bertie after Queen Victoria died?
He succeeded to the throne as Edward VII following Victoria's death on January 22, 1901, and was crowned on August 9, 1902. His reign did much to restore lustre to a monarchy that had shone somewhat dimly during Victoria's long seclusion as a widow.Did Bertie have learning disability?
He's dyslexic. Histories all agree Bertie grew up to be a prince who was far more interested in indulging in his pleasures than living a life his subjects could aspire to. It is said he rarely read books, but he loved the arts, including opera, dance, and theater.Why did Bertie become king?
Edward VII became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Victoria, in 1901. A popular member of social and sporting circles, Edward VII strengthened England's ties with the rest of Europe, although his relationship with Germany's emperor \u2014 his nephew \u2014 was rocky.The DEVASTATING Life of Princess Alice Part 1 | Queen Victorias Daughter
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