When she was young , Maria once ran away from her bath and ran naked ( without clothes ) all around the palace . Her Irish nurse , Margaretta Eager , who was talking about politics with a friend , did not even notice . As a toddler , little Maria once escaped from her bath and ran naked up and down the palace corridor while her distracted Irish nurse , Margaretta Eagar , who loved politics , discussed the Dreyfus Affair with a friend .