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
matte bromide print on card mount, March 1959
NPG x24426
Duchess of Gloucester with her sons
by Madame Yevonde
matte bromide print on card mount, March 1959
NPG x34008
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1961
NPG x35197
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1961
NPG x35198
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Lenare
bromide print on card mount, 1969
NPG x29584
The Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 14 November 1973
NPG x126928
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dudley James Glanfield
bromide print, 1922
NPG x45281
Nora Swinburne; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
bromide print
NPG x35757
The Wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Henry Abel Smith
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass transparency, 24 October 1931
NPG x31678
The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Vandyk
10 x 8 inch film negative, 6 November 1935
NPG x130247
The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Vandyk
10 x 8 inch film negative, 6 November 1935
NPG x130249
Queen Elizabeth II as bridesmaid at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
by Hay Wrightson
bromide print, 6 November 1935
NPG x4194
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 12 May 1937
NPG x132138
King George VI Coronation group
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 12 May 1937
NPG x126942
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1939
NPG x34759
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1939
NPG x35449
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1939
NPG x35450
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate glass negative, 1939
NPG x35451
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x37719
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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