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Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (Alice Christabel Windsor, formerly Montagu-Douglas-Scott) ( December 25, 1901 – October 29, 2004) was the wife of the Duke of Gloucester – the third son of King George V and Queen Mary – and the mother of the current Duke of Gloucester. She was a paternal aunt of Queen Elizabeth II.1 Early life
The Lady Alice was born in Montagu House in London as the third daughter of John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensbury ( 1864– 1935), and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Bridgeman. She spent much of her childhood in her family's country homes: Boughton House in Northamptonshire, Drumlanrig CastleDrumlanrig Castle is a large castle in the Southwest of Scotland, near to Thornhill, in Dumfries and Galloway. It is owned by the Duke of Buccleuch. in DumfrieshireDumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. To the north it borders onto South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire; in the east the Borders; and to the south the county of Cumbria in England. It lies to the north of t, and Bowhill in the Scottish BordersScottish Borders is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire in the north west, East Lothian, Midlothian both to the north, and the county of Northumberland in England to the south. She attended St. James's boarding school, West Malvern, WorcestershireWorcestershire (pronounced wustashur or wustasheer abbreviated Worcs is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. It borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, and Gloucestershire. To the west, t and later travelled to FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. and KenyaKenya (pronounced KEN-ya; the pronunciation KEEN-ya is archaic) is a country of eastern Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. Nairobi is its capital and largest city. Republic of Kenya ( In Detail) (Full size).
2 Marriage
In August 1935, Lady Alice became engaged to HRH The Duke of Gloucester. They were married in a private ceremony in the chapel of Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Buckingham Palace or The Palace is also used to refer to the source of press statements coming from the British Royal Family. History Originally Buckingham House, it was built for on November 6November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. From September 23, there are 88 days in a fall ( autumn) season. We are considered halfway through fall (autumn) on November 6. Events 1528 Sh of that year. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester initially lived at Aldershot, where the Duke was taking the Army staff course. The Duke of Gloucester left the army to take on more public duties following the abdication of Edward VIII in December 1936. The couple received a grace-and-favor residence at York House, St. James's Palace, London and in 1938, they purchased Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire. The Duke and Duchess had two sons: Prince William of Gloucester ( December 18, 1941 – August 28, 1972) and Prince Richard of Gloucester (born August 26, 1944).
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester travelled extensively to perform their royal duties. During World War II, the Duchess worked with the Red Cross and the Order of St. John. She became head of the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) in 1940 and was given the honorary title of Air Chief Commandant in 1945. She also served as deputy to Queen Elizabeth, the consort of George VI as commandant-in-chief of the Nursing Corps. From 1945 to 1947, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived in Canberra, where the Duke was serving as Governor General of Australia. The Duchess of Gloucester has served as colonel-in-chief or deputy colonel-in-chief of a dozen regiments in the British Army including: the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Northamptonshire Regiment , 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), the Royal Hussars , and the Royal Irish Rangers (27th Inniskilling).
