However, this German small state princess was unusually stubborn in her decision to stay in Britain.
Every time a guest came to visit, she would point to the portrait of King George III on the palace wall, holding Princess Victoria and saying to the guests, "Look at my Alexandrina, chubby, she looks exactly like her grandfather. She is George King in a short skirt."
To clear her husband's debts, she actively maintained the Duke of Kent's connections with the Whig Party, inherited her husband's radical liberal views, and wholeheartedly desired to immerse herself in politics, hoping to gain the support of her husband's old friends.
In this respect, one must say that this lady did quite well.
She maintained good relations with many figures deemed difficult to deal with in British politics, including one of Arthur's mentors, the Earl of Dalhousie, Ambassador to Russia, as well as Irish nationalist leader O'Connell, and abolitionist leader Wilberforce.
