did queen victoria really have a drooling problem?
Queen Victoria was a carrier of Hemophilia, and some of her male descendants did have the disease. Among royalty the malady was transmitted from Great Britain’s Queen Victoria (1837-1901), believed to have been the first carrier in her family, through her daughters who married Russian and Spanish royalty. It was then transmitted through the next generation, via the Russian czar’s family, to the Germans. Britain’s reigning family, beginning with Victoria’s son, Edward VII, escaped the ailment. Hemophilia, a bleeding disorder that occurs in 1 in 10 000 males, is such a trait. Hemophilia A: Classic hemophilia (the disease of the Russian royal house and other descendants of Queen Victoria). Due to profound deficiency of factor VIII which is necessary for normal blood clotting. The hemophilia A gene is on the X chromosome so females carry the gene and each of their sons stands a 50% chance of receiving the gene and having hemophilia. Hemophilia B: Also called Christmas disease (so-named for
