Queen Victorias journal: “Found my poor dear Albert wide awake when I went to bed last night at 12, & I found him moaning & very wretched. We sent for Sir James who gave him some ether & Hoffenson’s Drops & returned in a little while. From that time till past 4, dear Albert slept … Continue reading The final illness and death of Prince Albert through Queen Victoria’s letters and journals, 5th December 1861: