Princess Alice 1843 1878 British Royal Family Queen Victoria United Kingdom
The Princess Alice (Alice Maud Mary; 25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878) was a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. As the consort of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse she was the Grand Duchess of Hesse. Princess Alice was the great-grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Alice's compassion for other people's suffering established her role as the family caregiver in the year 1861. Her grandmother Victoria, Duchess of Kent, Queen Victoria's mother, died at Frogmore on 16 March 1861. Alice had spent much of her time at her grandmother's side, often played the piano for her in Frogmore's drawing room, and nursed her through the final illness. Following her mother's death, the Queen broke down with grief and relied heavily on Alice, to whom Albert had given the instruction: “Go and comfort Mama.”. Queen Victoria wrote to her maternal uncle, King Leopold of Belgium, that “dear good Alice was full of intense tenderness, affection and distress for me”. Only a few months later, on 14 December 1861, Albert died at Windsor Castle. During his final illness, Alice remained at his bedside. Alice sent for the Prince of Wales by telegram, without the knowledge of the Queen, who refused to notify him because she blamed him for Albert's death. The Queen was distraught by her husband's death, and the court entered a period of intense mourning. Alice became her mother's unofficial secretary, and through her passed the Queen's official papers to and from her government ministers. Alice was aided in this task by her younger sister Princess Louise. Although Princess Helena, Louise's elder sister, would normally have been selected, her inability to go long without crying made her an inappropriate choice.
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