Louise (see my post in the Windsor section...Louise & Lorne thread) had such a problem with royalty. She, like Alice, was imbued with that "duty" aura. Obviously, Alice could easily accept her varying "royal" roles, but Louise was the only "royal" in her marriage.
That "other" status made it a little easier for Louise to find some freedom to pursue her talents without too much criticism. She certainly, however, had the weak physical constitution that, when it really set in, gave rise to her cure-seeking.
On the other hand, Alice took the heat every time she dared so much as to disagree with QV, Helena, or anyone else. She and Vicky were the dutiful ones, with the obvious inclusion of Beatrice; Vicky & Beatrice managed, for the most part, to maintain that lofty status with QV through well-learned verbal and attitudinal machinations. Alice, with her open speech, was criticized repeatedly for actually stating what she really felt!
At any rate, the talented Alice and Louise seem to be evident, at least to me, in Ella. One would probably have to include a part of Vicky, too, in her ability to carry off her imperious grace.
