Just as Jerome Bonaparte entered the Bourbon Palace to receive a welcome from various circles in Paris, a similarly discreet meeting was being prepared on the other side of La Manche Strait in the Kingdom of Britain.
The main figures of this meeting were the Crown Prince of Sardinian Kingdom, Victor Umberto (son of Victor Emmanuel II, the second King of Italy), and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
However, the initiator of this meeting was not Victor Umberto, but rather Count Cavour, hidden behind Victor Umberto.
Upon receiving a request from Victor Umberto, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert immediately realized that the diplomatic policy of the Sardinian Kingdom might change due to this meeting.
Adhering to the political principle of "the palace and the government as one", Prince Albert immediately informed Prime Minister Palmerston and Foreign Secretary Russell, who once again served as the Prime Minister of the British Kingdom, about Victor Umberto's request for a meeting.
