 Rumours of affairs did not surround only Bigge . In 1890 , the sculptor Joseph Edgar Boehm died in Louise 's presence at his studio in London , leading to rumours that the two were having an affair . Boehm 's assistant , Alfred Gilbert , who played a central role in comforting Louise after Boehm 's death , and supervised the destruction of Boehm 's private papers , was rapidly promoted as a royal sculptor . Louise was also romantically linked to fellow artist Edwin Lutyens ; her equerry , Colonel William Probert ; and an unnamed music master . However , Jehanne Wake , Louise 's biographer , argues that there is no substantial evidence to suggest that Louise had sexual relationships with anyone other than her husband . 
