Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004), Wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; daughter of 7th Duke of Buccleuch & 9th Duke of Queensberry
Sitter associated with 124 portraits
Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott married Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, in 1935. The couple travelled extensively to perform their royal duties. During World War II, Princess Alice worked with the Red Cross and the Order of St. John. She became head of the Women's Royal Air Force in 1940, and her association with the Air Force continued for many years. She was also Colonel-in-Chief or deputy Colonel-in-Chief of many regiments in the British Army. She published The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester in 1981. In 2001, the Royal Family held a ceremony to acknowledge her centennial birthday, her last public appearance.
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Madame Yevonde
Vivex colour print, 1935
NPG P871(1)
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1939
NPG P870(7)
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Vandyk
hand-coloured bromide print, 1930s
NPG x74766
The Wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Henry Abel Smith
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 24 October 1931
NPG x31672
The Wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Henry Abel Smith
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 24 October 1931
NPG x33562
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Madame Yevonde
matte bromide print on card mount, 1935
NPG x24423
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 1935-1939
NPG x34758
The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by and after Vandyk
hand-coloured bromide print, 6 November 1935
NPG x134883
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 1935-1939
NPG x34757
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Madame Yevonde
Vivex colour print, 1937
NPG x20588
Royal group on the occasion of the coronation of King George VI
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 12 May 1937
NPG x32328
Royal group on the occasion of the coronation of King George VI
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 12 May 1937
NPG x32329
Royal group on the occasion of the coronation of King George VI
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 12 May 1937
NPG x32330
by Hay Wrightson
nitrate negative, May 1937
NPG x32331
by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print, 12 May 1937
NPG x46515
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1939
NPG x34877
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1940
NPG x34879
'Princess Elizabeth's 18th birthday'
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by Associated Press
bromide print, 21 April 1944
NPG x135525
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1953
NPG x34883
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Madame Yevonde
matte bromide print on card mount, March 1959
NPG x24424
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (husband)
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (son)
Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (grandson)
Prince William of Gloucester (son)
Category
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Place
Gloucestershire
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