Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
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| Born | Princess Alice of Albany 25 February 1883 Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England | ||||
| Died | 3 January 1981 (aged 97) Kensington Palace, London, England | ||||
| Burial | 8 January 1981 | ||||
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| Father | Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany | ||||
| Mother | Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
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| Viceregal consort of Canada | |||||
| In role 21 June 1940 – 12 April 1946 | |||||
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline; 25 February 1883 – 3 January 1981), was a member of the British royal family. She was the longest-lived princess of the blood royal, and one of the longest-lived British royals. Princess Alice was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria, the sister-in-law of Queen Mary, and the first cousin of Queen Mary's husband, King George V, and was the sister of Charles Edward the last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Princess served as Viceregal Consort of both the Union of South Africa and of Canada.