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537: 675: 892:, they were warned that the drawing-room floor would not stand the weight of more than twenty people. "So we made a party list", recalled the Duchess many years later, "of the twenty-one people whom we disliked most". The Queen Mother said of Princess Alice after her son's death in an aircrash in 1972: "The tragic accident was a great shock to all the family, but I feel desperately for his dear little mother. She has the courage of a lion, and has suffered so many cruel blows in the past few years...". Alice herself later admitted that following her son's death "I was completely stunned and have never quite been the same since." 901: 569: 3251: 56: 222: 802:, where she lived with the current Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. She officially retired from public duties at the age of 98. In 1999, the Duke issued a press release announcing that due to physical frailty, his mother would no longer carry out public engagements outside the environs of Kensington Palace. In July 2000, the Duke said in another statement that his mother had become "increasingly forgetful." 651:(WAAF) in 1939 as Senior Controller, changed to Air Commandant on 12 March 1940, and appointed Air Chief Commandant on 4 March 1943, when she took over as director until August 1944. When the WAAF became the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) in 1949, she was appointed an Air Chief Commandant (equivalent to Air vice-marshal) in the new service on 1 February 1949. She was promoted to 767:, was killed in a plane crash while participating in an amateur air show race. Her husband was in such poor health at the time of their son's death that the Duchess hesitated whether to tell him, later admitting in her memoirs that she did not but that he may have learned of William's death from television coverage. The Duke of Gloucester died on 10 June 1974 at the age of 74. 478:
return for my life I had promised to dedicate it to some useful purpose; but there never seemed to be anything that required my help or that I was any use at. So when, through a series of unforeseen circumstances, I one day found myself allotted a life of public duty in the service of my country, a very secret pledge was honoured.
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said of her: "She possessed classic, serene good looks and sincerity shone from her mild face. But she was painfully shy, so that conversation with her was sometimes halting and unrewarding, for you felt that she had so much more to say, but could not bring herself to say it." Alice herself wrote in
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in their vehicle, the Duke suffered a stroke which resulted in a car crash, with the Duke being thrown out of the car and the Duchess "suffering facial injuries". On the occasion she wrote "I was sitting beside him to grab the wheel or put my foot on the brake if he fell asleep and lost control, but
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The next instant my feet touched rocks. I was able to stand up and get my breath back. I had been carried quite a way down the coast—some houses had come and gone on my left—but the rocks proved to be a reef and I was able to scramble through them back to shallow water without further mishap.... In
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on 2 February 2005, which was attended by her son and his family and representatives of organisations Princess Alice was involved in; the service was co-ordinated by the Royal Air Force in respect of Princess Alice's role as Commandant-in-Chief WRAF.
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Although the day was cold and wet, a crowd estimated to be over one million people lined the streets from the Palace to the railway station to see the couple off on their honeymoon. She was often referred to as the "Winter Princess" from then on.
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on that occasion I must have dozed off myself. Apparently the Rolls swerved off the road (and) ended upside down in a field of cabbages. Prince Henry had luckily been thrown through the open door...into (stinging) nettles and brambles".
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In December 2001, the royal family held a ceremony to acknowledge Princess Alice's 100th birthday. This was Princess Alice's last public appearance (as well as the last public appearance of
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Contrary to royal tradition, Alice's will was not sealed after her death. Her estate was valued at £569,849 (or £906,099 in 2023 when adjusted for inflation).
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In 1935, Alice returned to the United Kingdom when she learned that her father's health had been deteriorating. In August 1935, Lady Alice became engaged to
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Although generally a woman of few and soft-spoken words, Princess Alice was known for her dry humour. Soon after her marriage, when the couple moved to
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester travelled extensively, undertaking various engagements. The public appearances of the Duchess included launching
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The Dowager Duchess of Gloucester. The Queen allowed her aunt to adopt this title, in part to avoid confusion with her daughter-in-law, the new
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An experience of nearly drowning at the age of 14 awoke Alice to a keen sense of making the most of every day. Caught in a current in the
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Bernard Tussaud finishes the wax figure of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott and the Duke of Gloucester, 16 October 1935
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called Princess Alice "a very private person who was not widely known to the general public" despite being the third-
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HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Memories of Ninety Years, London: Collins & Brown Ltd., 1991, p. 138.
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her autobiography: "I was very shy and rather plump, ... I made a miserable debut at a dance at Windsor for
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lady in the royal family at the time of her marriage. It was well known she disliked large parties.
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On 10 June 1974, Prince Henry died, and was succeeded as Duke of Gloucester by their second son,
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with their two sons William (standing) and Richard in Canberra
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in Northamptonshire. The Duchess suffered two miscarriages, before giving birth to two sons:
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John Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (later Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry)
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flew at half mast at Buckingham Palace. Her funeral was held on 5 November 2004 at
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at age 101 in March 2002, Princess Alice became the oldest living member of the
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Alice spent much of her childhood travelling "between splendid houses":
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1949–1994: Air Chief Commandant (equivalent to Air Vice-Marshal), the
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Honorary Colonel, Australian Army Nursing Service Reserve (until 1947)
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25 December 1901 – 5 November 1935: Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
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and encountered many of the personalities of said clique, including
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Colonel-in-Chief, Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (until 1979)
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The Duchess of Gloucester in her WAAF uniform, with Air Marshal
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A video of HRH Princess Alice launching a ship at Devonport, UK
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From 1945 to 1947, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived in
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In 1975, Princess Alice was the first woman to be appointed a
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Wedding of Prince Henry and Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
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Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, instead of adopting
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as the world's longest-lived royal of all time, surpassing
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Initially the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived at the
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Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia
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The generations include wives of princes descended from
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Princess Alice died in her sleep on 29 October 2004 at
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or deputy Colonel-in-Chief of a dozen regiments in the
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Coat of arms of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
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The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
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Alice was a descendant, in an unbroken male line, of
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Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
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The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
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The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
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William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch
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for financial reasons, Alice moved from Barnwell to
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Alice Christabel Montagu Douglass Scott was born in
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Official website of the British monarchy (archived)
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Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch
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Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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Index

Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
Duchess of Gloucester
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Montagu House
Kensington Palace
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Issue
Prince William of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Noble family
Montagu Douglas Scott
Windsor
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
Lady Margaret Bridgeman
Princess Alice's signature
Viceregal consort of Australia
George VI
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Countess of Gowrie
British royal family
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
King George V
Queen Mary
Prince William of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
7th Duke of Buccleuch
Edward VIII
George VI

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