Royalty
[ALICE
(Princess, Countess of Athlone, 1883-1981, Daughter of Leopold, Duke of Albany, Grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Prince Alexander of Teck, Queen Mary's brother)]
Unsigned postcard photo by Rotary
showing the Princess seated, dressed in white, holding her baby son RUPERT (1907-1927, Prince, haemophiliac, died in a car accident) with her daughter MAY (named after Queen, Mary, 1906-1994, first Royal Princess to go to school) standing beside her, 5½ x 3½, no place, no date, c.
Item Date: 1907
Background
In 1917 the family lost their Princely title and became the Earl and Countess of Athlone but Princess Alice remained a Royal Princess as she had been born HRH. She became famous as the longest lived grand-daughter of Queen Victoria.
Stock No. 32270