Robert K. Macy wrote in “Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War”, ‘To the British people, Victoria was more than a person, more than a queen. “She was – and for as long as most of them can remember – a part of the fabric of their lives. She embodied history, tradition, government, and the structure and morality of their society. They relied on her to He was there, always doing his duty, always giving order to his life. He didn’t let them down. In return, he gave him his loyalty, his devotion and his respect.”