Victoria saw the royal couple at odds again on Sunday night, as they clashed about Lord Palmerston on a historic trip to Ireland.
Her Majesty and her husband were stunned to discover that the charming Foreign Secretary was having an open marriage with his spouse Elizabeth, who lives a quiet life with her bees in the Emerald Isle.
It came in an episode which also saw Duchess Sophie finally give into her feelings for the kind footman Joseph, as her boar-ish husband continued to humiliate the elegant beauty.
Clash: Victoria saw the royal couple at odds again on Sunday night, as they clashed about Lord Palmerston on a historic trip to Ireland
Despite reconciling just a week earlier, Victoria and Albert clashed again following a carriage ride with their children, as a citizen attempted to kill her Majesty in support of Irish Independence.
After some revealing words from Abigail about the nation's ongoing discomfort since the famine, the Queen decides to journey to Ireland, the first time a monarch has done so since the Middle Ages.
Bertie is also continuing to struggle with his schooling, which results in the hiring of Mr Caine, who at first appears to be working wonders on the King-to-be.
Upon their arrival in Ireland, the couple are stunned to meet Lord Palmerston's wife for the first time, a surprisingly humble woman given her spouse's well-known dalliances.
Sealed with a kiss: After sending fans into a frenzy with his skinny dipping, Joseph also left Sophie in a flutter after enjoying another cheeky beach-side swim
Passionate: But this time the couple were unable to contain their feelings, as they shared a steamy sand-covered romp
In a surprise throwback for die-hard fans it also revealed that Mrs Palmerston is the sister of Lord Melbourne - or Lord M.
As the household dine together - and the Duke of Monmouth continues to embarrass his wife with his brazen behaviour - Albert grows more and more suspicious of Palmerston.
Following a ride in the beautiful Irish moors, questions are raised about the numerous empty homes, leading the Prince to question the whereabouts of the village tenants.
But after a tense confrontation, the Lord confesses he sent his tenants to New York for a
