Which of Queen Victoria's children died in July of that year?  <SEP> Victoria visited mainland Europe regularly for holidays. In 1889, during a stay in Biarritz, she became the first reigning monarch from Britain to set foot in Spain when she crossed the border for a brief visit. By April 1900, the Boer War was so unpopular in mainland Europe that her annual trip to France seemed inadvisable. Instead, the Queen went to Ireland for the first time since 1861, in part to acknowledge the contribution of Irish regiments to the South African war. In July, her second son Alfred ("Affie") died; "Oh, God! My poor darling Affie gone too", she wrote in her journal. "It is a horrible year, nothing but sadness & horrors of one kind & another."
Which of the royal's children died in July of that year? <SEP> The royal visited mainland Europe regularly for holidays. In 1889, during a stay in Biarritz, they became the first reigning monarch from Britain to set foot in Spain when they crossed the border for a brief visit. By April 1900, the Boer War was so unpopular in mainland Europe that their annual trip to France seemed inadvisable. Instead, the royal went to Ireland for the first time since 1861, in part to acknowledge the contribution of Irish regiments to the South African war. In July, their second son Alfred ("Affie") died; "Oh, God! My poor darling Affie gone too", they wrote in their journal. "It is a horrible year, nothing but sadness & horrors of one kind & another ."