Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

British aristocrat (1900–2004); wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

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Lived 1901–2004, aged 103United Kingdom

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34 languages
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1901–2004
Aged 103
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Summary

Updated 2026-06-21

She married a king's son, outlived nearly everyone in the line, and died at 102 — the longest-lived royal in British history, a woman who watched the crown pass through five reigns.

Biography

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Born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott on 25 December 1901, she was the daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch, Scotland's largest landowner. Her marriage to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester — third son of King George V and Queen Mary — made her a princess and tied her to the inner circle: sister-in-law to two kings, Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt by marriage to Elizabeth II. She had two sons, Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, who became Duke of Gloucester. Widely travelled before and after the wedding, she moved through a century of royal duty and private loss. Wh…

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