Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll to Louise's youngest sister, Beatrice. Louise and Beatrice were now neighbours both at Kensington Palace and Osborne. Upon Queen Victoria's death, Louise entered the social circle of her brother, the new King Edward VII, with whom she had much in common, including smoking. She had an obsession with physical fitness, and if she was sneered at for this, she would retort by saying: "Never mind, I'll outlive you all." Meanwhile, Louise's husband, 9th Duke of Argyll since 1900, took his seat in the House of Lords. The Colonial Secretary, Joseph Chamberlain, offered him the office of Governor-General of Australia that
Beatrice Brumby brush shed at Mt Cavanagh until it was sold. They then bought and ran the Finke Hotel until 1958 before managing Kenmore Station for two years then moved to Gosse Street in Alice Springs. Brumby was then the cook at the RSL Club in Alice Springs, which was managed by her husband. They also managed Glen Helen Lodge for three years. Allan Brumby died in 1975. After the death of her first husband, Beatrice married Dick Bell from New Zealand in 1978. Dick was 24 years younger than Beatice. They married at the Memorial Club in Alice Springs. Together they