“There is one more thing, Mama,” Louise said, hoping that her timing wasn’t ill-mannered. Both the Duke and Duchess looked at her with interest. “We will be passing through Darmstadt. May we have permission to visit Alice and her family?” Louise might be marrying a commoner, one who did not have to seek a parent’s permission in all things, but she didn’t have the luxury. “I will think upon it,” the queen said.
