Princess Nun Who Saved Many Lives in World War II
Princess Alice of Battenberg led a simple life, and the British government awarded her “Hero of Holocaust.”
It is the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Most of the guests wore magnificent dresses and jewels or dress uniforms.
Among them was an odd woman. She was a nun dressed in a simple costume. What does a nun do with the Royal Family?
The woman is none other than the mother of Prince Philip and the mother in law of Queen Elizabeth II. Her name was Princess Alice of Battenberg. Her life is a roller coaster of emotions where she even saved some Jewish families from the Nazis.
Early Life:
Princess Alice was one of the daughters of Queen Victoria and her favorite. To maintain peace in Europe and to expand her family’s legacy, Queen Victoria married off her daughters to the royal and imperial families of Europe.
Princess Alice married the fourth in line to Greece’s throne, Prince Andrew. After having a boy and four girls, a coup in Greece removed the royal family in Greece. Fearing for life…
