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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.
A truly remarkable, rarely-told story of the Queen's mother-in-law and Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenburg.
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Apr 15, 2021 · Princess Alice, the mother of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburg was born in Windsor Castle, but her life proved to be anything but that of a conventional princess. The...
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Nov 18, 2019 · Princess Alice helped save a Jewish family from the Holocaust by sheltering them in her Athens palace during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
Aug 6, 2023 · Princess Alice of Battenberg was the eldest daughter of Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. When Alice...
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Feb 25, 2024 · During the Second World War, Alice lived in Athens and helped organise soup kitchens for those in need. She also sheltered a Jewish family during the war. In 2010, she was named a British Hero of...
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Jun 5, 2017 · Incredibly, Princess Alice of Battenberg endangered her life and that of her royal family by undertaking to rescue Jews in Athens during the German occupation, despite her own family’s ties...