▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁written ▁to ▁the ▁P rit ch ard ▁family ▁of ▁England ▁from ▁Pom are ' s ▁children , ▁included ▁Victoria ' s ▁name ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁sib lings ', ▁which ▁may ▁indicate ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁alive . ▁Her ▁early ▁death ▁struck ▁her ▁mother ▁hard , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁incon sol able ▁for ▁her ▁loss . ▁Queen ▁P ō m are ▁refused ▁to ▁eat ▁or ▁drink ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁and ▁night s ; ▁the ▁T ah iti ans ▁rec ount ed ▁that ▁" her ▁gr ief ▁[ was ] ▁very ▁s ore ." ▁Edward ▁Luc ett , ▁a ▁British ▁merchant ▁and ▁ship - owner ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁described ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁loss : ▁She ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁cl ung ▁the ▁more ▁to ▁this ▁child ▁from ▁its ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁child ▁of ▁her ▁aff lict ions : ▁born , ▁as ▁it ▁was , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁her ▁troubles , ▁when ▁she ▁sought ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁from ▁the ▁French . ▁Po or ▁woman ! ▁her ▁tri als ▁and ▁difficulties ▁have ▁usually ▁come ▁upon ▁her ▁when ▁the ▁del ic acy ▁of ▁her ▁condition ▁required ▁more ▁than ▁ordinary ▁kind ness ▁and ▁attention , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁instance ▁her ▁off spring ▁has ▁proved ▁the ▁sacrifice . ▁Another ▁thing ▁that ▁adds ▁to ▁the ▁bit tern ess ▁of ▁her ▁gr ief ▁is , ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁christ ened ▁the ▁b abe ▁after ▁our ▁gra cious ▁queen , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁Victoria ▁would ▁reci proc ate ▁the ▁compl iment , ▁by