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On This Day

Posted by Karen on November 6, 2024, 12:57 pm

1935 - Prince Henry, The Duke of Gloucester, married Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott.

Couple of more images

Posted by Karen on November 6, 2024, 12:59 pm, in reply to "On This Day"

Re: On This Day

Posted by Carolyn on November 6, 2024, 3:27 pm, in reply to "On This Day"

She was a beautiful bride. I'm shocked to see all of the medals Prince Henry wore. How did he have time to get so many?

Medals

Posted by Karen on November 6, 2024, 4:47 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

I think two of them are Coronation Medals. One would be his Grandfather's (Edward VII) and the other his father's (George V).

Re: Medals

Posted by Carolyn on November 7, 2024, 11:46 am, in reply to "Medals"

I think part of the problem is all of the braid on the uniform. Those old tunics had so much.

Re: On This Day

Posted by Hollie24 on November 6, 2024, 7:02 pm, in reply to "On This Day"

Alice was always lovely throughout her life. She inherited her beautiful cheek bones from her father.

I've read that James Pope-Hennessy,Queen Mary's biographer,found that the Gloucesters were charming and down to earth, and that Henry was much more intelligent than many people thought. The Gloucesters were consistently underrated and Alice felt they were rarely given the recognition they deserved. On the other hand,Alice was a lifelong friend of the late QM and they comforted each other after their respective husbands died.

Re: On This Day

Posted by karenl on November 6, 2024, 7:19 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

I think Henry and Alice were vastly underrated and not given the credit they deserved, even after Alice was widowed, she still wasn't given recognition for her work in the press.

James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by Karen on November 7, 2024, 8:42 am, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

In the book The Quest for Queen Mary, edited by Hugo Vickers, and a book which I totally recommend everyone own, Pope-Hennessy says he spent a weekend with the Duke and Duchess at Barnwell Manor. The Duke was very kind and entertaining, and he sat with the author until the wee small hours of the morning, gossiping about family. The Duchess was also delightful and in the company of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone showed him round the gardens and grounds of Barnwell, while the two ladies imparted reminises of Queen Mary.

Re: James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by Hollie24 on November 7, 2024, 12:50 pm, in reply to "James Pope-Hennessy"

I own and have read that book many times.

The Ducal couple came across as warm and engaging, and Alice A. was also good company. I'd have liked to have met all three.

It occurs to me that the two Alices and the QM were really the secret-keepers of the family. They knew everything but told nothing.

Re: James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by karenl on November 7, 2024, 7:14 pm, in reply to "Re: James Pope-Hennessy"

The Countess of Athlone was another Royal whose work and duty to the Royal Family was underappreciated by the press. It's true, both Alice's knew the dirt, but kept the secrets close to their hearts.

Re: James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by Hollie24 on November 7, 2024, 8:32 pm, in reply to "Re: James Pope-Hennessy"

Marina called them "common Scotch girls," which I'm sure rankled Alice and Elizabeth, but they supported her when Prince George was killed during WW II. George and Henry were very different characters, as were Marina and Alice.

Re: James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by Nellie on November 7, 2024, 9:36 pm, in reply to "Re: James Pope-Hennessy"

Quote:
George and Henry were very different characters, as were Marina and Alice.

Indeed, as were Elizabeth and Marina

Re: James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by karenl on November 7, 2024, 11:55 pm, in reply to "Re: James Pope-Hennessy"

Yes, Elizabeth and Marina were different women. I love this photo, there is a true fondness between the two women that overcame whatever feelings may have been present beforehand. The Duke of Kent's death brought them closer.

Re: James Pope-Hennessy

Posted by Hollie24 on November 8, 2024, 5:35 am, in reply to "Re: James Pope-Hennessy"

It's a great photo, but I purposely did not mention Marina's relationship with Elizabeth because this thread is about the Gloucesters.

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