Princess Alice of the United Kingdom papers to and from her government ministers, while the Queen secluded herself from all public life. Alice was aided in this task by her younger sister Princess Louise. Although Princess Helena, Louise's elder sister, would normally have been selected to assist, her inability to go long without crying was held against her. Alice's matrimonial plans were begun in 1860 by her mother. Queen Victoria had expressed her wish that her children should marry for love, but this did not mean that her choice of suitors would necessarily be extended to anybody outside the royal houses of Europe. Raising a British
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