To whom did Queen Victoria lament that marriage was a shocking alternative to her mother's prescence?  <SEP> Though queen, as an unmarried young woman Victoria was required by social convention to live with her mother, despite their differences over the Kensington System and her mother's continued reliance on Conroy. Her mother was consigned to a remote apartment in Buckingham Palace, and Victoria often refused to see her. When Victoria complained to Melbourne that her mother's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathised but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "schocking  [sic] alternative". She showed interest in Albert's education for the future role he would have to play as her husband, but she resisted attempts to rush her into wedlock.
To whom did Queen Victoria lament that marriage was a shocking alternative to her parent's presence? <SEP> Though queen, as an unmarried young woman Victoria was required by social convention to live with her parent, despite their differences over the Kensington System and her parent's continued reliance on Conroy. Her parent was consigned to a remote apartment in Buckingham Palace, and Victoria often refused to see her. When Victoria complained to Melbourne that her parent's close proximity promised "torment for many years", Melbourne sympathized but said it could be avoided by marriage, which Victoria called a "shocking [ sic ] alternative". She showed interest in Albert's education for the future role he would have to play as her husband, but she resisted attempts to rush her into wedlock.