Albert, Prince Consort cousins, brothers King Pedro V of Portugal and Prince Ferdinand, died of typhoid fever within 5 days of each other in early November. On top of this news, Albert was informed that gossip was spreading in gentlemen's clubs and the foreign press that the Prince of Wales was still involved with Nellie Clifden. Albert and Victoria were horrified by their son's indiscretion, and feared blackmail, scandal or pregnancy. Although Albert was ill and at a low ebb, he travelled to Cambridge to see the Prince of Wales on 25 November to discuss his son's indiscreet affair. In his final weeks
Princess consort I of England, Philip II of Spain, was made king consort. The current consort of Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is styled as "prince" rather than "king consort". Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, was accorded the style of Royal Highness upon their marriage in 1840, but was not accorded any formal title until 1857 (four years before his death) when he was created Prince Consort. The consort of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Princess Lalla Salma, is styled as "HRH the Princess Consort", the first Moroccan royal consort to receive any title. Princess consort Princess consort is