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Apr 9, 2021 · His mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was a chain-smoking Orthodox nun who embarrassed her son but showed the true meaning of authenticity.
Nov 15, 2019 · A great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Philip’s mother was born as Princess Alice of Battenberg at Windsor Castle in 1985, and was born congenitally deaf. She met her husband, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1902 at the coronation of King Edward VII, with the two marrying a year later.
Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and paternal grandmother of King Charles III.
Nov 18, 2019 · The third season delves a little deeper into the character, who first made an appearance in episode one of the hit show, posing alongside Prince Philip in his wedding photos, wearing a nun’s...
Sep 8, 2022 · In the end, her parents gave in to her wishes and Philip officially proposed to Princess Elizabeth in 1947, with a three-carat diamond ring he designed using stones taken from a family tiara that belonged to his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg.
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Dec 21, 2019 · One of the stand-out stories in season three of The Crown focuses on Prince Philip’s eccentric mother Princess Alice. “She is the unheralded star of the show,” says Robert Lacey, the ...