Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

' Her Royal Highness, Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone '

Princess Alice was born in 1883, daughter of HRH Prince Leopold George Duncan, Duke of Albany; and Princess Helena Frederica of Waldeck. As such she was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

In 1904, she married His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck. Prince Alexander was the brother of Queen Mary.

Alice and Alexander had three children, Lady May Cambridge, born Her Serene Highness Princess May of Teck; Rupert Alexander George of Cambridge, Viscount Trematon, born His Serene Highness Prince Rupert Alexander of Teck; and His Serene Highness Prince Maurice of Teck.

Lady May Cambridge died in 1986; Viscount Trematon in 1928; and Prince Maurice in 1910.

When the British monarchy dropped all Germanic titles in 1917, Prince George of Teck became the Earl of Athlone, losing his HSH prefix and Prince of Teck titles. As such the two surviving children lost their Prince and Princess Titles. Princess retained her HRH prefix as the granddaughter of a sovereign and became known as HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

The Earl died in 1957 at Kensington Palace in London. Princess Alice lived on there until 1981 when she herself passed away.

In her lifetime, Princess Alice carried out many royal duties. She attended the coronations of four monarchs: Edward VII, George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II. She was also the Colonel in Chief of two British army units and one Rhodesian army unit.

At her death, she was the last survivng grandchild of Queen Victoria. Her funeral took place in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle attended by all members of the Royal Family.

She is burried alongside her husband in Frogmore cemetry at Windsor.