PRINCESA ALICIA DE GLOUCESTER
La princesa Alicia, duquesa de Gloucester (n. Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott, 25 de diciembre de 1901 - 29 de octubre de 2004) fue la esposa y luego…
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on their wedding day, 6 November 1935. The photograph was taken in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. Also in the wedding group are the groom's two brothers, The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) and the Duke of York (later King George VI). The two bridesmaids seated are Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret (seated on the right)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was born Henry William Frederick Albert on 31 March, 1900, the third son and fourth child of George V. He married Lady Alice Scott, known after their marriage as Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. He was appointed Regent for his niece Elizabeth in the event that his brother George VI died and she ascended the throne before the age of 18. He served as a soldier most of his life. He also served as the 11th Governor-General of Australia from 1944-1947.
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DIAMOND BROOCH, CIRCA 1860. Designed as an open work stylised tied knot, set with cushion-shaped, circular-, single- and rose-cut diamonds, centring on a principal cushion-shaped diamond weighing 5.30 carats, suspending articulated fringes set with pear-shaped and circular-cut diamonds mounted in cut-down collets, mounted in silver and gold, central stone detachable, some small rose-cut diamonds deficient. Bottom: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1939
Queen Mary passed the Turquoise tiara, and it's attendent parure, onto her daughter-in-law, Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, when she married Prince Henry of Gloucester in 1935. Princess Alice of Gloucester subsequently wore the turquoise tiara on many became royal occasions and became one of the longest lived royals.
DETAIL: The Teck Turquoise Tiara This turquoise and diamond tiara set in gold comes from Queen Mary’s mother, Princess Mary Adelaide, the Duchess of Teck. Made c.1850, it is composed of diamonds and turquoise stones set in a central sunburst motif surrounded by rococo scrolls. The future Queen Mary received this gem and its accompanying parure as a wedding gift from her parents. She gave the parure to her daughter-in-law Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, as a wedding gift in 1935