Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone

Princess Alice
Countess of Athlone
Princess Alice in 1911
BornPrincess Alice of Albany
(1883-02-25)25 February 1883
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Died3 January 1981(1981-01-03) (aged 97)
Kensington Palace, London, England
Burial8 January 1981
Spouse
(m. 1904; died 1957)
IssueLady May Abel Smith
Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon
Prince Maurice of Teck
Names
Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
Windsor (from 1917)
FatherPrince Leopold, Duke of Albany
MotherPrincess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont
SignaturePrincess Alice's signature
Viceregal consort of Canada
In role
21 June 1940 – 12 April 1946

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline; 25 February 1883 – 3 January 1981) was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the longest-lived British royals. Princess Alice was the chatelaine of Rideau Hall in Ottawa from 1940 until 1946, while her husband Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, served as Governor General of Canada.