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	Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Princess Alice also apparently did not wish to be known as a dowager duchess and so followed the example of her late sister-in-law, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, following the marriage of her elder son in June 1961.
		Princess Alice died October 29, 2004 in her sleep at Kensington Palace at the age of 102.
		Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (London: Collins, 1983), ISBN 0002166461.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Princess_Alice,_Duchess_of_Gloucester (1165 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
		Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the widow of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who has died aged 102, was the last of the Queen's aunts and the mother of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
		Princess Alice was born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott on Christmas Day 1901, the fifth of eight children of the Earl of Dalkeith - son and heir of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch and 8th of Queensberry - and his wife Margaret, a daughter of the 4th Earl of Bradford.
		With the Queen, Princess Alice was one of the two last surviving members of the Order of the Crown of India (just as her husband and the Duke of Windsor were the last Knights of St Patrick).
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&targetRule=10&xml=/news/2004/11/01/db0101.xml (1875 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, who was the Queen's aunt and the oldest ever member of the Royal Family, has died at the age of 102, it was announced yesterday.
		Princess Alice, who died in her sleep at her home in Kensington Palace on Friday night, was rarely seen in public during the last decade of her life and in old age had become frail and forgetful.
		Princess Alice was the widow of the late Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/31/nalice31.xml (938 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Obituary: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
		The widow of one royal duke, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary, and the mother of another, she concealed, beneath her quiet public image, a zest for adventure and a steel-like fortitude.
		Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott, third daughter of the seventh Duke of Buccleuch and ninth Duke of Queensberry, was born at Montagu House, the family's London mansion in Whitehall.
		Alice was very shy and plump, and, she said, spent most of the evening hiding behind a pillar.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,1340444,00.html (1180 words)

	Encyclopedia: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Duke of Gloucester His Royal Highness The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert Windsor) (31 March 1900 - 10 June 1974), was the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, the brother of King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) and...
		Mary of Teck Princess Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) (26 May 1867 â€“ 24 March 1953), later Queen Mary, was the Queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom.
		(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.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Princess-Alice,-Duchess-of-Gloucester (819 words)

	Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born December 25, 1901) is the widow of The Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck and the mother of the current Duke of Gloucester.
		Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott was born in Montagu House, London, the third daughter of John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensbury (1864-1935), and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Bridgeman.
		Princess Alice apparently did not wish to be known as a dowager duchess and so followed the example of her late sister-in-law, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, following the marriage of her elder son in June 1961.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/princess_alice__duchess_of_gloucester (729 words)

	Imperial Ethiopia Home Pages Memoriam Page
		Princess Alice had overnight, gone from being the dutiful wife of an officer to one of the principals in the state and the third ranking adult woman in the royal family after Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen-Mother) and Queen Mary.
		Princess Beatriz was born in 1909, the daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Queen Ena (formerly Princess Victoria Eugenia of Battenburg).
		Princess Liliane is survived by a son, Prince Alexandre of the Belgians, and two daughters, Princesses Marie-Christine and Esmeralda, as well as her stepchildren, King Albert II of the Belgians and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxemburg.
	www.angelfire.com /ny5/ethiomemorial (14966 words)

	Blog of Death: Princess Alice
		HRH Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester and the oldest member of the British royal family, died on Oct. 29.
		Born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott, she was the third daughter of John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, the seventh Duke of Buccleuch.
		The mother of the present Duke of Gloucester and the aunt of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Alice spent her final years living in Barnwell Manor, an Elizabethan building in rural Northamptonshire, and at Kensington Palace in London.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001209.html (216 words)

	Longest living British royal dies aged 102 - [Sunday Herald]
		Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott was born on Christmas Day 1901 at Montagu House, London, the third daughter of the seventh Duke of Buccleuch, and the widow of the late Duke of Gloucester, third son of George V. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the Queen had been greatly saddened by her death.
		Princess Alice was educated at West Malvern and later spent a year in Paris before returning home to be presented at court in 1920.
		The princess lived in Barnwell Manor – an Elizabethan mansion with adjoining 13th-century castle, set in 2500 acres of arable farmland, near Oundle, Northamptonshire – from 1938 until 1995 when she moved to Kensington Palace in London to live with her surviving son, the present Duke of Gloucester, and his family.
	www.sundayherald.com /45704 (613 words)

	The life of Alice - theage.com.au
		Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and former resident at Yarralumla, yesterday became the oldest ever living member of the British Royal Family - perhaps the oldest royal since Methuselah.
		The Gloucesters arrived in Australia with their two young sons, and mindful of taking serving officers off active duty, they were accompanied by one gallant aide who had lost an arm, the other a leg.
		Princess Alice had to leave her home of 60 years to live permanently with her son and his family in an apartment in Kensington Palace.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/08/21/1061434980253.html (1209 words)

	CBC News: Oldest British royal dies
		Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, died in her sleep at Kensington Palace Friday night, a palace official said.
		She was the third daughter of the seventh Duke of Buccleuch and the widow of Prince Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary.
		Princess Alice was the second member of the royal family to reach her centenary, after the Queen Mother, who died in March 2002 at the age of 101.
	www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2004/10/30/princess_alice041030.html (222 words)

	Observer \| Princess Alice, the forgotten royal, dies aged 102 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester and the oldest British royal in history, has died in her sleep at the age of 102.
		Known as the 'forgotten royal', because her last years were spent in seclusion, the princess, who was the Queen's aunt, cut a tragic figure towards the end of her life.
		In her earlier years, the princess was a keen skier and water-colourist, and had lived in Kenya and India.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5051894-102285,00.html (274 words)

	British Royal Family
		Thus, The Queen's children are labeled 'HRH', 'Prince' or 'Princess', and the offspring of The Prince of Wales and The Duke of York carry the title.
		Likewise, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Michael of Kent are also entitled to use the title as grandchildren of King George V through the male line, but none of their children are.
		As grandchildren of the Sovereign through the female line, the children of Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh would not have been entitled to use HRH or Prince or Princess until their mother became Queen, had those titles and styles not been granted in Letters Patent of 22 October 1948.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/br/British_royal_family.html (430 words)

	Wikipedia: Prince William of Gloucester
		His Royal Highness Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester (December 18, 1941-August 28, 1972) was the elder son of the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
		Prince William was the heir apparent of his father's peerages, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, and Baron Culloden.
		Upon his death, his younger brother Prince Richard of Gloucester became heir and succeeded to these peerages in 1974.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/p/pr/prince_william_of_gloucester.html (333 words)

	Scotsman.com News - UK - Joy and tragedy of oldest ever royal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The princess, who was born on Christmas Day 1901 at Montagu House, London, died peacefully in her sleep at Kensington Palace in the presence of her immediate family on Friday night.
		Born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, she was the third daughter of the seventh Duke of Buccleuch, and the widow of the late Duke of Gloucester, third son of George V. Her hobbies took in outdoor pursuits including skiing, and she was an accomplished watercolorist.
		Princess Alice was a trained member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), was deputy to the Queen as Commandant in Chief of the Nursing Corps and Divisions of the St John Ambulance Brigade, and was closely involved in the Women’s Voluntary Service for Civil Defence.
	news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=1259282004 (1147 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Prince William of Gloucester
		His father was HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), the third eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary.
		His mother was HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, later known as Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004), the third daughter of John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensbury.
		In 1970, the Duke of Gloucester's health began to fail and he was diagnosed as suffering from porphyria.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Prince_William_of_Gloucester (521 words)

	CNN.com - Oldest British royal dies at 102 - Oct 30, 2004
		In a statement, the palace said Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, died quietly in her sleep at Kensington Palace with her immediate family around her.
		The princess and her husband had two sons -- William, who died in a flying accident in 1972, and Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester.
		Princess Alice was the second member of the royal family to reach her centenary, after the Queen Mother Elizabeth, who died in March 2002 at the age of 101.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/europe/10/30/alice.obit (248 words)

	The Coronets of Members of the Royal Family and of the Peerage
		Type III, is used for the sons of the heir apparent, since 9 February 1662; and for the daughters of heir apparent, since 19 November 1917; and formerly for the sons and daughters of sons of the Sovereign, from 1662 to 1917.
		This is the style used by the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra of Kent.
		The Coronet of HRH The Duke of Gloucester (from a Garter Crest)
	www.geocities.com /noelcox/coronets.htm (2397 words)

	Scotsman.com News - UK - Princess Alice is oldest royal after 37,128 days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The event is the latest landmark in a remarkable life, in which the princess broke many of the taboos to which young ladies of her day were subjected, but won worldwide adulation with her devotion to royal duty.
		Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott was born in London on Christmas Day, 1901, the third daughter of the man who became the seventh Duke of Buccleuch.
		It was many years before Alice began to repay her side of the deal, as she saw it.
	news.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=913472003 (840 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Obituary: Princess Alice
		Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, was at the centre of the Royal Family for most of her adult life, but remained one of its least known members.
		Alice married Prince Henry of Gloucester in 1935
		The newly titled Princess Alice settled with her son at the family home of Barnwell, and developed the now famously beautiful garden on this Northamptonshire estate.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1673159.stm (471 words)

	Weddings past and Present
		The Duke is the second son of the late Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
		Lady Alice became engaged to The Duke of Gloucester in August 1935.
		The Duke of Gloucester died on 10 June 1974 and the Duchess became known as Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester to distinguish herself from her daughter-in-law who is now the new Duchess of Gloucester.
	www.weddingspastandpresent.co.uk /royal.php?start_page=0 (214 words)

	Latest Local News... - Peterborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Princess Alice, the Queen's aunt, who died in her sleep on October 29, last year, aged 102, was the oldest British Royal in history.
		Princess Alice became a popular figure with Peterborough people after she bought Barnwell Manor, near Oundle, in 1938 with her late husband, Prince Henry, third son of King George V and Queen Mary.
		The Princess was awarded the title of honorary freeman in 1990 for her fund-raising work for the arts and for Peterborough Cathedral, which she used to attend on Christmas Day.
	www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=845&ArticleID=936286 (462 words)

	The longest-lived Royal in history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Princess Alice has equalled the age to which the late Queen Mother lived - 101 years and 238 days - making her the oldest ever member of the Royal Family.
		Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, third daughter of the seventh Duke of Buccleuch, was born on Christmas Day 1901, at Montagu House, the family's vast London residence overlooking the River Thames.
		The nuptials, celebrated in the chapel of Buckingham Palace, were attended by the King, Queen Mary, the future Kings Edward VIII and George VI and the future Queen Elizabeth, later to be known as the Queen Mother.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/967528/posts (1177 words)

	Princess Alice Dies - Invision Power Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Princess Alice, the Dowager Duchess of Gloucester, has died at the age of 102, Kensington Palace has announced.
		It said: "Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, regret to announce the date, late on Friday night, of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
		The Princess played a significant role in the Royal Family's efforts to help rebuild the nation after the Second World War, reflecting her seniority in the ranks.
	forums.invisionpower.com /index.php?showtopic=153464 (274 words)

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