… with religion. Ena had been raised a Protestant, and all Spanish royalty, to which she would belong, was strictly Catholic. Ena’s English supporters did not want to be associated with Rome or Catholics.
People of all social status had heated discussions which made Victoria Eugenie feel very low at the beginning of her relationship with Alfonso, for causing such conflict.
(Photo: these might have been taken by Ena’s mother, Beatrice, who had a dark room and portable camera. Taken on their wedding day, you can see Ena was not the slim corseted profile her front view indicates. Typical of Edwardian fashion, the back of her gown would be trained and full).