Patricia was born on St. Patrick's day 1886 at Buckingham Palace in London as the third child and second daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the third son of HM Queen Victoria, and his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.

On this day in 1886 she was baptized Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth at St Anne's Church in Bagshot with HM Queen Victoria among her godparents. She was named Victoria after Queen Victoria; Patricia, after St Patrick, the saint of her birthday; and Helena, in honour of her father's sister Princess Helena of the United Kingdom.

Though her family tried to match her with various foreign royals, including: The King of Spain, The Prince of Portugal, The future Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II, she chose a commoner rather than a husband of royal blood. She married naval Commander (later Admiral) The Hon. Alexander Ramsay at Westminster Abbey February 1919. On her wedding day she voluntarily relinquished the style of HRH and the title of Princess of Great Britain and Ireland and assumed the style of Lady Patricia Ramsay with precedence immediately before the Marchionesses of England. The marriage produced 1 child.

Despite her relinquishment of her royal title, Lady Patricia remained much beloved member of the British Royal Family, remained in the line of succession, and attended all major royal events including weddings, funerals and the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth II's own in 1937 and 1953 respectively.

Lady Patricia was an accomplished artist specializing in watercolors. In 1959, she was made an honorary member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors. Much of her work was inspired by her travel in tropical countries.

Lady Patricia widowed in October 1972 and died in January 1974 eight weeks before her 88th birthday. At the time of her death, she was the younger of only two surviving grandchildren of Queen Victoria.

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