 Complete the following phrase:  The couple established Marlborough House as their London residence and Sandringham House in Norfolk as their country retreat. They entertained on a lavish scale. Their marriage met with disapproval in certain circles because most of Queen Victorias relations were German, and Denmark was at loggerheads with Germany over the territories of Schleswig and Holstein. When Alexandras father inherited the throne of Denmark in November 1863, the German Confederation took the opportunity to 