 When Hesse became involved in the Austro-Prussian War, Darmstadt filled with the injured; the heavily pregnant Alice devoted a lot of her time to the management of field hospitals .One of her organisations, the Princess Alice Women's Guild, took over much of the day-to-day running of the state's military hospitals.As a result of this activity, Queen Victoria became concerned about Alice's directness about medical and, in particular, gynaecological, matters.