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Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, also known as Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie of Battenberg, was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II. She was born in England as the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and the eldest child/daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg.
Oct 7, 2017 · So, who were they? His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg. A couple years ago a guest at Buckingham Palace remarked that, like Philip, they were also Greek, to which he responded that he actually didn’t have a drop of Greek blood.
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (Danish: Andreas; 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1882 – 3 December 1944) was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece. He was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark and the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Separated from his wife and son by the effects of the war, Andrew died in Monte Carlo in 1944. He had seen neither of them since 1939. Oops something went wrong: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark was the seventh child and fourth son of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece.
Alexandra Emiliah, Countess of Frederiksborg, RE, formerly Princess Alexandra of Denmark (née Manley; born 30 June 1964), is the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger brother of King Frederik X of Denmark. She was born in Hong Kong, and is of mixed Asian and European ancestry. She was introduced to Prince Joachim in 1994.
May 15, 2023 · Wed to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Alice bore five children. Despite her royal lineage, Alice's life was far from easy, enduring marital difficulties, mental health issues, and the death of her daughter, in addition to being displaced and exiled during the course of two world wars — in which some members of her family fought for the Germans, and others fought against them.
Apr 9, 2021 · Prince Andrew was brother to King Constantine I of Greece. When Greece lost the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, Andrew and his family had to flee. This is when 18-month-old Philip was famously ...
