Anti-British hostility during the Boer War affected decisions about royal travel. Massie's account describes hostile continental newspaper treatment and the attempted shooting of the Prince and Princess of Wales aboard a train in Brussels. The young attacker associated his target with Chamberlain and Britain's war against the Boers. Neither royal passenger was hit. Ministers were reluctant to expose Victoria to the hostile atmosphere abroad.
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Boer War hostility and the danger of royal travel
Hostility over the Boer War reached royal travelers in Europe and contributed to ministerial concern about Victoria's travel.