| Princess Maud | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Southesk | |
 Lady Southesk in the 1920s | |
| Born | Lady Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff 3 April 1893 East Sheen Lodge, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Died | 14 December 1945 (aged 52) London, England |
| Burial | 18 December 1945 Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Scotland |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife |
| Father | Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife |
| Mother | Louise, Princess Royal |
Maud Carnegie, Countess of Southesk (born Lady Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff; 3 April 1893 – 14 December 1945), titled Princess Maud from 1905 to 1923, was a granddaughter of Edward VII. Maud and her elder sister, Alexandra, had the distinction of being the only female-line descendants of a British sovereign officially granted both the title of Princess and the style of Highness.[1][2]
Although Princess Maud did not otherwise carry out royal engagements, because of her position in the Commonwealth's order of succession she served as a Counsellor of State between 1942 and 1945.
- ^ "No. 27852". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1905. p. 7495.
- ^ The distinction lies in being granted the styles of both Princess and Highness. Other female-line descendants of a British sovereign, such as the children of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and of Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, had been granted the style of Highness, but not that of Prince or Princess, presumably because they derived a princely style from their fathers, which was not the case of Princess Maud and Princess Alexandra. Their cousin Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg was born "Highness" by virtue of an 1885 warrant of Queen Victoria and was created "Royal Highness" by Edward VII immediately prior to her 1906 marriage to the King of Spain: "No. 27901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1906. p. 2421.