Learn about Princess Alice of Battenberg, the late Duke of Edinburgh’s mother! #history #princephilip #princessaliceofbattenberg #royalhistory #historyfacts | History with Amy

Princess Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip, passed away on 5 December 1969 at Buckingham Palace, aged 84. Born circa 1885 at Windsor Castle, Alice was the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse. During World War II, she demonstrated extraordinary courage, sheltering a Jewish family in Athens under Nazi occupation circa 1943, an act later recognized as righteous by Yad Vashem. Her health declined in the 1960s, and she spent her final days at Buckingham Pa