Wed to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Alice bore five children.
In fact, he noted, she habitually destroyed all her correspondence after reading it.
“She was a very private person,” Vickers toldThe Times.
“She didn’t give interviews.
One thing about her life that has been well established, however, is how unsettled it was.
“In the course of her life, virtually every point of stability was overthrown,” Vickers wrote.
After the war, in 1920, Constantine returned but not for long.
Constantine and the other Greek royals were forced out, this time for good.
Decades later, Princess Alice was exiled from Greece for a third time during the Greek junta of 1967.
Also consulted was Sir Maurice Craig, who treated future king George VI to help with his stuttering.
Both came to the identical conclusion, diagnosing schizophrenia.
Binswanger likewise confirmed the previous diagnosis of schizophrenia and was equally as unsuccessful at treating her.
Princess Alice protested, insisting she was sane.
She repeatedly attempted to flee the asylum, but to no avail.
Princess Alice eventually underwent the X-ray treatment, which ultimately proved to be a failure.
By this point, she was in her mid-40s, and was allowed to return to Greece.
Her son, Prince Philip, was fighting against the Nazis while serving in the Royal Navy.
Meanwhile, the husbands of two of her daughters were German, and were both proud Nazis.
Alice’s own leanings, however, were defiantly anti-Nazi.
For the remainder of her life, Alice wore a nun’s habit and devoted herself to philanthropy.
She was 84 years old.
Sadly, Alice’s request was not honored at least, not immediately.
AsUPIreported, she was instead buried at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Due to diplomatic concerns, Prince Philip was unable to visit his mother’s grave until 1994.
Prince William subsequently followed suit, visiting his great-grandmother’s gravesite in 2018.
