MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

In August 1935, Lady Alice became engaged to The Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V. The wedding took place on 6 November 1935. It was a private ceremony in the chapel at Buckingham Palace owing to the recent death of the bride's father.

The Duke and Duchess lived for a short time after their marriage in a private apartment at Buckingham Palace, and then moved to Aldershot, where the Duke was taking the Army staff course. After George VI's accession, the Duke gave up his Army career in order to take a greater share in Royal public duties, and the couple returned to London.

They divided their time between their home at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire and their home at York House, St James's Palace. In the 1970s, their offices moved to Kensington Palace. Nevertheless, Princess Alice continued to spend considerable time at Barnwell Manor.

The Duke and Duchess's two sons were born during the Second World War. The elder, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick, was born in 1941. Heir to the title Duke of Gloucester, he was tragically killed in a flying accident on 28 August 1972. The younger son, Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, was born in 1944. He is the present Duke of Gloucester.

On the death of her husband on 10 June 1974, the Duchess became known as Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (to distinguish her from her daughter-in-law, the new Duchess of Gloucester).

Princess Alice moved permanently to Kensington Palace in 1994, to live with her son and daughter-in-law, the present Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and their family.