By the late 1880s she began to perform duties as a private secretary. Alexandra required her services more when she was in mourning, for example when her son, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, died in 1892.
In the late 1880s, Alexandra started working as a private secretary. Her need for this assistance increased during times of mourning, particularly after the death of her son, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, in 1892.