Princess Beatrice 'Suffocated' by Queen Victoria's Grief [audio 9min]

Born in 1857, Princess Beatrice was Queen Victoria's youngest child and her favourite. Beatrice was only 4 when her father Prince Albert died. Despite being so young, she soon became her mother's constant companion. Beatrice spent the rest of her life helping her mother to carry out her royal duties. And, desperate not to lose her, Victoria determined that her daughter should never marry. Matthew Dennison is the author of the first biography of Princess Beatrice, The Last Princess (Weidenfeld and Nicholson). He joins presenter Martha Kearney to talk about her unfailing devotion, and how she managed to make a life of her own.