Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Princess Alice |
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| Duchess of Gloucester (more) | |
Alice in 1939
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| Viceregal consort of Australia | |
| In role 30 January 1945 – 11 March 1947 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | The Duke of Gloucester |
| Preceded by | The Countess of Gowrie |
| Succeeded by | Lady McKell |
| Born | Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott 25 December 1901 Montagu House, London, England |
| Died | 29 October 2004 (aged 102) Kensington Palace, London, England |
| Burial | 5 November 2004 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
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| Father | John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch |
| Mother | Lady Margaret Bridgeman |
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, GCB, CI, GCVO, GBE (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the mother of Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
She was the daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch, Scotland's largest landowner.
She became by marriage a princess of the United Kingdom, and a sister-in-law to Edward VIII and George VI. She was an aunt by marriage to Elizabeth II.
At the time of her death at 102, she was the oldest living member of the British Royal Family.
Princess Alice died on 29 October 2004 in her sleep at Kensington Palace at age 102, 57 days before her 103rd birthday and several years after suffering a stroke.
Images for kids
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with their two sons William (standing) and Richard in Canberra
