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
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