British Princess Alice , the "little angel" in the British royal family
Princess Alice was born in London's Buckingham Palace . It is the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
She was baptized in the private church of Buckingham Palace under the name "Alice Maud Mary". Her name "Alice" is a tribute to Lord Melbourne, the first prime minister of Queen Victoria. Lord Melbourne is a passionate admirer of Queen Victoria and once said that the name "Alice" belongs to his beloved woman. first name.
The birth of Alice prompted her parents to find a bigger home. Buckingham Palace equipped with private rooms began to fail to meet the growing needs of Victorian families, and there was no suitable baby room.
Therefore, in 1844, Victoria and Albert purchased Osborne Palace on the Isle of Wight as a family holiday palace. Alice is fascinated by the world outside the royal palace. In Balmoral Fort , she looks happy. She has visited the lives of the tenants and worked in the estate. Once, she escaped from the tutor's supervision and sat on a public seat in the church of Windsor Castle, because she felt that this way she could better understand those who were not bound by strict royal etiquette.
Alice is a very considerate little girl, she is simply a little angel in the royal family, in the family, she is always the role of taking care of her family and accompanying her family, no matter who will be sad or hurt in the future , Princess Alice accompanies each other to take care of each other. Before her grandmother died, Alice spent a lot of time with her grandmother, often playing the piano for her in Frogmore's living room and caring for her in the final stages of her life.
After her death,The queen was distraught about her mother's death and relied heavily on Alice. To Alice Albert, she issued a "" order to comfort her mother ". The Queen later wrote to her uncle, the King of Belgium, Leopold II and said that "yes Dear Alice is full of tenderness and influence, which made me free from pain ".
Although Princess Alice is a lucky and kind child, her child is very tragic. Her youngest and favorite son, Friedrich fell from a 20-foot-high window Come down and die. This child has hemophilia. Although he regained consciousness, the internal bleeding could not be stopped. Alice was unable to accept Friedrich's death and suffered for a long time.
After Friedrich's death, Alice focused her more attention on her only surviving son Ernest and her newborn daughter Mary. However, in the past few years, her relationship with her husband began to deteriorate. Despite the problems in the marriage, Alice has always supported her husband vigorously, and she played a very important role when his abilities or talents were not fully recognized.
Later, an infectious disease called diphtheria became popular in the UK. In the family, Alice's eldest daughter Victoria was the first to get sick. On the night of November 5th, she complained of a stiff neck. Diphtheria was diagnosed the next morning, and soon the disease spread to many people in the family. Unfortunately, Princess Alice contracted diphtheria from her son and got worse and passed away.
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