Victoria of Prussia wants to fly across the Atlantic with husband

February 18, 1928

Alexander Zoubkhoff, the husband of Princess Victoria of Prussia, has arrived in Berlin to "make arrangements to fly from Germany to New York," according to a New York Times correspondent who was given the news directly from Zoubkhoff.

Zoubkhoff "intends to take his bride of sixty and odd summers as a passenger," and the princess herself said she was willing to "undertake the trip."

Alexander has "no preference for any particular type of plane, nor does he think that ocean flying is seasonal." He is willing to leave tomorrow if "someone would provide him with a plane and plenty of gasoline," adding that he was a"confirmed fatalist and when his time to die came it would not matter whether he passed on land or water."

The statements, were made in "somewhat arrogant tones," but Victoria "smiled with pride and patted the rather rough hands of her husband, who is less than half his age."
"It is my wish to be with to be with him and share his fate."
The couple arrived in Berlin two days ago, but have not been visited by any of Victoria's relatives."

"If Crown Prince Wilhelm, Prince Oscar, and Prince Eitel Friedrich want to see their aunt they must call and not expect their aunt to look them up," explained the princess.

Her husband noted that "the last time I was in Berlin I slept on a bench in the Tiergarten. It was cold and I was hungry and broke."

Victoria smiled and said: "He has had a hard time." She denied that she and her brother, the former Kaiser Wilhelm, were not speaking because of her marriage. She noted that they exchange letters at "long intervals," but does not remember if she has received a letter since her marriage.

The princess and her much younger husband posed for photographers and film cameras. Zoubkhoff asked if he should kiss his wife while the movie cameras were rolling.

Victoria also disputed the rumors about her husband. She said he was a model husband. "He is nervous from a motorcycle accident he suffered last December, but he neither drinks excessively nor takes dope."

They hope to reside in Berlin. Victoria said of her husband: "He is keen to have employment and shows good business acumen."

She was also asked if she heard anything "definite about proposals to raise the state allowances" to members of the Hohenzollern family members. Princess Victoria said she had not been informed about "such a proposal." Her husband, however, "clapped his hands gleefully and said he hoped it was true and that the increase would be large."

They are "willing to put some of their own money in the project, but want assurance that the stunt will show excellent financial return."