Distraught by the situation, Prince Andrew finally made the decision to place his wife in a sanatorium. He took advantage of his family's stay in Darmstadt, Germany, in April 1930, to send Alice to a psychiatric hospital located in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.
Prince Andrew was deeply affected by the situation and made the difficult decision to institutionalize his wife. During their stay in Darmstadt, Germany in April 1930, he arranged for her to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, where she would receive treatment.