Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester GCB CI GCVO GBE (Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott) (December 25, 1901 – October 29, 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry,Duke of Gloucester — the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was thus the sister-in-law of King George VI and King Edward VIII, and the mother of the current Duke of Gloucester. She was an aunt of Queen Elizabeth II through her marriage to the Queen's paternal uncle.
Titles & Honours
Styles
- The Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (25 December 1901–6 November 1935)
- Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester (6 November 1935–9 June 1937)
- Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, GBE (11 May–9 June 1937)
- Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, CI, GBE (9 June 1937–1948)
- Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, CI, GCVO, GBE (1948–10 June 1974)
- Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, CI, GCVO, GBE (10 June 1974–2 April 1975)
- Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, GCB, CI, GCVO, GBE (2 April 1975–29 October 2004)
At the time of her death, Princess Alice's full title was Her Royal Highness Princess Alice Christabel, Duchess of Gloucester, Countess of Ulster and Baroness Culloden, Dame Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
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Honours
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1975)
- Companion of the Crown of India (1937)
- Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1948)
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (1937)
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John (1936)
- Royal Family Order of George V, 2nd Class (1935)
- Royal Family Order of George VI, 2nd Class (1937)
- Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd Class (1952)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Rumania, Rumania (1938)
- Grand Cordon of the Nishan al-Kamal (Order of the Virtues), Egypt (1950)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Queen of Sheba, Ethiopia (1958)
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Early life |
| ► | Marriage |
| ► | Change of Title |
| ► | Later years |
| ► | Titles & Honours |
| ► | Sources |
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