Beyond the Looking Glass: Reflections of Alice and Her Family

Judging by the number of beds in this country allegedly slept in by royalty, the monarchy has been for centuries a pretty lethargic institution.

Even family and friends at Westerham who lamented the passing of plain Mrs. Hargreaves, the "old lady who got tired very easily", saw her burdened to the last with the mantle of "Alice": one of the floral tributes at the funeral service bore the inscription, "To Alice, in her New Wonderland."