 The province of Alberta in Canada is named after her . Although the name " Louise " was originally planned , the Princess wished to honour her dead father , so her last name was chosen . Lake Louise in Alberta is also named after her , as is Mount Alberta . Although her time in Canada was not always happy , she liked the Canadian people and retained close links with her Canadian regiments . Back at home , she gained a reputation for paying unscheduled visits to hospitals , especially during her later years . Her relationship with her family was generally close . Although at times she bickered with the Queen , and her sisters Helena and Beatrice , the relations did not remain strained for long . She retained a lifelong correspondence with her brother , Prince Arthur , and was one of King Edward VII 's favourite sisters . Of all her siblings , she was closest to Prince Leopold , later Duke of Albany , and she was devastated by his death in 1884 . 
