Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain

[Angie_H]

I know! The Lost Princess is a bunch of donkey dust as my great grandmother use to say. (I use that expression because it is the only thing I could think of that was not offensive  ) I was just curious if anyone else have heard of it

[HerrKaiser]

Isn't the common phrase "kiss of death" attributed to the comment by the British prime minister after he heard that Princess Alice, after learning that her child sick with typhoid was starting to recover, kissed him and then caught the disease and ulitimatey died?

[HerrKaiser]

When did the men stop wearing crowns in public and in pictures? In all the photos since photography began, men had bare heads, with the infrequent exception of a hat. Yet, in middle ages, kings and princes and dukes are often depicted with a simple crown or headband type jeweled ornamentation. What triggered the switch that crowns were/are only worn by the royal women?

[ashanti01]

Maybe someone here might know this. A few months ago on Ebay I saw a book about Princess Alice. I had never seen nor heard of it. I didn't buy it then, because they wanted too much for it. Anyhow I have not been able to locate it. It was completly just about her, does anyone know the title of it?

[grandduchessella]

Maybe someone here might know this. A few months ago on Ebay I saw a book about Princess Alice. I had never seen nor heard of it. I didn't buy it then, because they wanted too much for it. Anyhow I have not been able to locate it. It was completly just about her, does anyone know the title of it?

The only 2 I know of are a book from about 1888 of Princess Alice's correspondence edited or with a foreward by Helena. The other is Gerard Noel's book Forgotten Princess. It's a really good book--no pictures alas!--that was out of print but was reissed not too many years ago in trade paperback and can be found.

[PrinceEddy1864]

Is this the photo grandduchessella posted a long time ago of Alice on her wedding day. The image did not appear on my computer. This is one of only two of Alice I have seen on her wedding day.

[Alicky1872]

This is the first time I've actually seen this particular image of Alice in her wedding dress! The one posted in this discussion earlier was a side view. (Can be found in vol. 2 of Queen Victoria's letters to Vicky if I remember correctly) It's always so great to see new photos! Welcome, Eddy1864!

[PrinceEddy1864]

Hello everyone, I found this photo a long time ago in a book about Royal weddings. The exact title of the book escapes me at the moment though. I look forward to talking to everyone in the future.

[Lisa]

Thank you very much Prince Eddy 1864 for this superb photo!

[grandduchessella]

Welcome to the group! You are definitely making a splash with your great photos.    Let me guess--is Prince Albert Victor one of your favorites?  

[PrinceEddy1864]

Yes he is definatly one of my favorites in the British Royal family. His brother George is a close second.

[PrinceEddy1864]

OK, I'm going to do it again. Put somthing a little off topic on for the sake of some neat photos. I am just really kind of excited about being able to post photos, so bear with me. These two photos came from a book I just recently found, and had previously never even heard of called "Happy and Glorious" 130 Years of Royal Photographs ed. Colin Ford. Both photos I had never seen before. The first is Alice in The Seasons drama. I am sure we have all seen the more well known photos of the children in their outfits. I have even seen the one of Alice by herself reclining (found in the Royal Children book), but not this one. It was taken in Feb of 1854. The second photo was found in the same Happy and Glorious book. It depicts Alice with her sisters Lenchen and Louise (Louise is the one holding Alice's hand). It was taken in July of 1858. I just loved both of these photos and they are of Alice so they fit here right.





Bye.

[Angie_H]

Here is a pic of all the children during the season drama

[grandduchessella]

Yes he is definatly one of my favorites in the British Royal family. His brother George is a close second.

Ah, it will be good to have another George fan on the site to help me defend him.    You'll also find a kindred spirit with Alicky1872 who loves 'The Duke'.

[grandduchessella]

Oh, I have that book--it's great. I enjoyed it even more than Francis Diamond's book on royal photographs. It can still be found in used bookstores. Love the little tableaux that QV & Prince Albert put on with the children.