She cut a great figure on the boulevards, and was immensely popular, but she spent so much money and ran up such enormous bills that the Colonial office became alarmed and promptly shipped her back to Algiers.  — Kings in Exile, Our Paper (1904) During the first years of her exile in Algeria, Ranavalona soon discovered the excitement of the socialite lifestyle among the elite of Algiers.
Ia tampak menarik dan menjadi sangat populer, tetapi ia menghabiskan begitu banyak uang dan menghasilkan tagihan yang sangat besar hingga kantor kolonial menjadi khawatir dan segera mengirimnya kembali ke Aljazair. — Kings in Exile, Our Paper (1904) Selama tahun-tahun pertama pengasingannya di Aljazair, Ranavalona menemukan kegembiraan baru dari gaya hidup sosialita di kalangan elit Aljir.