Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom "in heaven, but Beatrice hopes she will return". This comfort was significant because Queen Victoria had isolated herself from her children except the eldest unmarried, Princess Alice, and Beatrice. Queen Victoria again relied on Beatrice and Alice after the death of Albert, of typhoid fever, on 14 December. The depth of the Queen's grief over the death of her husband surprised her family, courtiers, politicians and general populace. As when her mother died, she shut herself off from her family—most particularly, the Prince of Wales, (whom she blamed for her husband's death), with the exception of Alice and Beatrice. Queen
Alice Williams (welfare) edition showed the Queen visiting the W.I. exhibition. Williams was a member of and of . She wrote a play titled "Britannia" which was staged by the Women's Institute in Penrhyndeudraeth. More importantly the play was translated into Welsh by Ceridwen Peris. Williams was made a bard with the name of "Alys Meirion". Williams eyesight began to fail and she was blind by 1930. Williams was given a Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1937. Williams died in Chelsea in 1957. Alice Williams (welfare) Alice Williams CBE or Alice Helena Alexandra Williams; Alys Meirion (12 March, 1863 – 15