One time the sisters went for a walk through the palace and encountered a servant polishing a black grate. She was a special companion to her brother Bertie, and the two remained close their entire lives.Īlice's relationship with her older sister Vicky was also friendly, and as little girls they were often caught in some kind of mischief together.
Common of royalty, contact with her parents was somewhat limited and her siblings were her best friends. The Queen appeared proud of the newborn, writing in her journal of her belief that Alice would become "the beauty of the family."Īlice had a typical royal upbringing that consisted of nannies and tutors. Luckily neither Victoria nor her husband Prince Albert was upset over the fact that this third child was a second girl.
According to a journal entry Queen Victoria wrote a few weeks after Alice's birth, the baby's two older siblings, Vicky and Bertie, happily welcomed their little sister into the family. However Alice, the Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt, was a unique individual in her own right.Īlice Maud Mary was born in the early morning hours of April 25th, 1843. Many only know her as the daughter of England 's Queen Victoria or as the mother of Russia�s Tsaritsa Alexandra. She is somewhat of a brief footnote in history, often overlooked by the more celebrated members of her family.
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