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cuphalffull

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26-01-2020, 08:18 PM

Re: Prince Charles visits grandmother's tomb on Jerusalem visit

Originally Posted by Omah ->

AFAIK, Prior to her death, Cecilie and her spouse, Georg Donatus, reportedly became members of the Nazi party. His three surviving sisters were married to German aristocrats and two of them had ties to the leader of the Nazi party.

Prince Alice was, indeed, badly treated by her family, especially her mother, but her family were Battenbergs.

Ah, yes of course. Apologies.

Omah

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13-12-2020, 06:28 PM

Re: Prince Charles visits grandmother's tomb on Jerusalem visit

Originally Posted by Omah ->

Forget "The Crown" portrayal - look out for the C4 documentary, "The Queen's Mother-in-Law", which is occasionally re-broadcast.

C5 have now compiled a biography of the indomitable Princess Alice:

https://www.my5.tv/princess-alice-th...reatest-secret

Princess Alice: The Royals' Greatest Secret

Much of her life that it covers is familiar from the previous documentary but there is additional footage and more detail about this amazing woman, born royal and beautiful but destined to suffer appalling treatment from her family before ending her days, with just 3 dressing-gowns to her name (having spent whatever money she had or could get on the poor and the needy), drifting aound Buckingham Palace, smoking Woodbines .....

IIRC, Prince William visited his great-grandmother's grave in 2018.

In the latest documentary we learn that her aunt, Elizabeth (Bella), a Russian duchess, renowned herself for helping the poor (and a model for Alice), who lies beside her niece, was murdered by the Bolsheviks by being thrown down a well, then, while she was still alive and praying, they dropped stones on her before finally throwing in a had grenade .....

Artangel

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13-12-2020, 06:41 PM

Re: Prince Charles visits grandmother's tomb on Jerusalem visit

I recorded the programme last night as it looked interesting.

It is to be repeated on Tuesday evening on Channel 5 at 10pm.

The Artful Todger

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13-12-2020, 06:46 PM

Re: Prince Charles visits grandmother's tomb on Jerusalem visit

Originally Posted by Bruce ->

It is funny I had the impression that the Greek Mountbattens were out and out Nazis and supporters of Hitler. I have no idea where that came from but it was a surprise to find she was buried in Israel

She was the exception.