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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

(1901-2004), Wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; daughter of 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry

Sitter in 137 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.

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film transparency, 1939
NPG x37724

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x37725

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x37726

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film transparency, 1939
NPG x37727

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1940
NPG x35453

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1940
NPG x35454

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 1940
NPG x35801

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 1940
NPG x35802

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1940
NPG x37704

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1940
NPG x37705

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1940
NPG x37706

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1940
NPG x37707

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37708

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37709

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37710

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37711

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37712

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37713

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37714

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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37715

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