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Its supposed to be a book about princess alice the mother of prince phillip. Prince philips mother and queen elizabeths motherinlaw. The mother of prince philip plays a central role in the crown season 3. Prince philips cousin recalls the queen was marvelous with mother. Prince philips cousin, lady pamela hicks, has shared that queen elizabeth. Alice, the mother of prince philip and motherinlaw of queen elizabeth, was a fascinating woman. And yet, the life story of prince philips mother almost defies belief. This story, about the extraordinary princess alice, sheds more light on how prince philip turned out than anything else. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Much of princess alices interesting life got its due in the 2012 british tv documentary the queens mother in law, with unearthed letters. Princess alice of battenberg victoria alice elizabeth julia marie. Those that enjoy the lives and secrets of the english monarchy will be especially intrigued.
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The story of prince philips mother, who fled a greek revolution, was experimented on by sigmund freud, hid jews from the nazis, gave her possessions away to help the poor and set up a religious order. A greatgranddaughter of queen victoria, she was born in. Her strength of character, her nononsense approach to life, and her resilience when faced with dire circumstances can easily be. A twisty, compelling novel about one womans complicated relationship with her motherinlaw that ends in murder. In 2009 he published the national bestseller queen elizabeth, the queen mother. The mother of prince philip, alice married into the greek royal family, only to see the. But few have even heard of the queens motherinlaw, princess alice. One of my favourite documentaries, the queens mother in law, features one of the most fascinating figures of the british royal family and has been described as. In 1953, at the coronation of queen elizabeth ii, princess alice was dressed from. A new documentary explores the unconventional life of the queen s mother in law, princess alice. The queen s secret, by karen harper, is a treat for any reader of historical fiction. But few have even heard of the queens motherinlaw princess alice.