Alice of Battenberg Archives - History of Royal Women

Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara

Friday, 2 August 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara entered the British royal family through the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Alice of Battenberg. Through marriage, she became Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark. It is unclear when she acquired the tiara, but this likely happened after her marriage in 1903. The tiara consists of diamonds with [read more]

Cecilie of Greece and Denmark – A tragic destiny (Part one)

Monday, 26 April 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark was born on 22 June 1911 as the third daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg. Her elder sisters were Margarita and Theodora. Her younger siblings were Sophie and Philip (later Duke of Edinburgh as the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom). [read more]

Alice of Battenberg – A life well lived (Part seven)

Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Read part six here. Alice’s wish to found a sisterhood had begun to form long ago and was inspired by her aunt Elizabeth. She was given a piece of land on Tinos by the Church of the Virgin and on 17 July 1948, she ‘withdrew from the world’ and wrote to Philip, “I think I [read more]

Alice of Battenberg – The duty of a Princess (Part six)

Monday, 19 April 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part five here. King George II had returned to the Greek throne in 1935 after a referendum, but the situation was still not very stable. Alice’s sister Louise wrote, “One is so happy for her starting again a simple, normal life on her own. I feel that none of us who have not gone [read more]

The nieces of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Saturday, 17 April 2021, 5:00 Moniek Bloks 0

At today’s funeral service of The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, his sisters’ side of the family will be represented by two great-nephews, Princess Margarita‘s grandson Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Theodora‘s grandson Prince Berthold of Baden. Princesses Sophie and Cecilie, who both married into the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, will be represented by Donatus, [read more]

Alice of Battenberg – Escaping reality (Part five)

Friday, 16 April 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part four here. Alice’s daughter Cecilie married on 2 February 1931, but Alice was not there as she was still at Kreuzlingen. She suffered a physical setback, though it is unclear if this had an actual physical cause. Alice asked for a holiday from Kreuzlingen, but this was denied her. She celebrated her 46th [read more]