In England at The House of Commons, Princes Alice had a young daughter and her daughter had Diphtheria. Doctors told Princess Alice to stay away from her face so as to not breathe her daughter’s breath, because she then would contract the terminal disease and die.

One day as the daughter lay dying, she began to choke. As Princess Alice lifted her up to help from the choking and held her in her arms, the little girl looked up, opened her eyes, and said, “mommy kiss me.” Knowing she would die, but loving her daughter more than her fear of death, she kissed her as her daughter exhaled her final breathe.

Two months later,

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