A princess is a female member of a royal family or a ruler. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen).
In the UK, the term usually refers to the oldest daughter of the British monarch, a title traditionally held for life and not easily transferred to another female. It has also been used for the wife of the heir apparent to the throne or the heir apparent’s spouse.
The story of Princess Alice has often been told through the prism of tragedy, but it is only recently that we’ve learned about her grit and her heroic deeds. She was named Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, and Prince Philip traveled to Jerusalem for a tree-planting ceremony in her honor.
During World War II, Princess Alice lived in Greece and hid family friends from the Gestapo. She volunteered with the Red Cross and soup kitchens, and even set up field hospitals during the Balkan Wars.
She was a member of the Guides (the girls’ equivalent of Boy Scouts), and was later a Sea Ranger. She enjoyed her time with the Rangers and was a good leader of her group.
In 1930, she suffered a nervous breakdown and became delusional. She had visions of Christ and was told she would soon have a message to deliver to the world.
She was committed to a Swiss hospital for schizophrenia and underwent experimental treatments from Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. She eventually left treatment and lived a life of charity, working with the Red Cross and soup kitchens.
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