Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
(1901-2004), Wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; daughter of 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of QueensberrySitter 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.
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37716
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37717
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
quarter-plate film negative, 15 May 1943
NPG x37718
Queen Elizabeth II with her parents and sister, Princess Margaret
by Dorothy Wilding
whole-plate film negative, 27 May 1946
NPG x34756
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film copy negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x35697
Prince Henry With Princess Alice and sons Princes William and Richard
by Dorothy Wilding
whole-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38013
Prince Henry With Princess Alice and sons Princes William and Richard
by Dorothy Wilding
whole-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38014
Prince Henry With Princess Alice and sons Princes William and Richard
by Dorothy Wilding
whole-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38015
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
whole-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38016
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
whole-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38017
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38018
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38019
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38020
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38021
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38022
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38023
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38024
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38025
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 25 November 1947
NPG x38042
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1953
NPG x34882
Related People
- Margaret Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (née Bridgeman), Duchess of Buccleuch (mother)
- John Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch (father)
- Mary Theresa (née Montagu-Douglas-Scott), Lady Burghley (sister)
- 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)
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