Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife

Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra
Princess Arthur of Connaught; Duchess of Fife
	Photograph, 1910s
Born	Lady Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; 17 May 1891; East Sheen Lodge, Richmond, England
Died	26 February 1959 (aged 67); St John's Wood, London, England
Burial	3 March 1959; St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar, Scotland
Spouse	Prince Arthur of Connaught (m. 1913; died 1938)
Issue	Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Father	Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Mother	Louise, Princess Royal

Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; 17 May 1891 – 26 February 1959), born Lady Alexandra Duff and known as Princess Arthur of Connaught after her marriage, was the eldest surviving grandchild of Edward VII and also the first cousin of George VI. Alexandra and her younger sister, Maud, had the distinction of being the only female-line descendants of a British sovereign officially granted both the title of Princess and the style of Highness.^[1]^[2]

^ "No. 27852". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1905. p. 7495.
^ The distinction lies in being granted the styles of both Princess and Highness. Other female-line descendants of a British sovereign, such as the children of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and of Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, had been granted the style of Highness, but not that of prince or princess, presumably because they derived a princely style from their fathers, which was not the case of Princesses Maud and Alexandra. Their cousin Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg was born "Highness" by virtue of an 1885 warrant of Queen Victoria and was created "Royal Highness" by Edward VII immediately prior to her 1906 marriage to the king of Spain: "No. 27901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1906. p. 2421.

[1] "No. 27852". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1905. p. 7495.

[2] The distinction lies in being granted the styles of both Princess and Highness. Other female-line descendants of a British sovereign, such as the children of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and of Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, had been granted the style of Highness, but not that of prince or princess, presumably because they derived a princely style from their fathers, which was not the case of Princesses Maud and Alexandra. Their cousin Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg was born "Highness" by virtue of an 1885 warrant of Queen Victoria and was created "Royal Highness" by Edward VII immediately prior to her 1906 marriage to the king of Spain: "No. 27901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1906. p. 2421.

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Princess Alexandra
Princess Arthur of Connaught Duchess of Fife
Photograph, 1910s
Born	Lady Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff (1891-05-17)17 May 1891 East Sheen Lodge, Richmond, England
Died	26 February 1959(1959-02-26) (aged 67) St John's Wood, London, England
Burial	3 March 1959 St Ninian's Chapel, Braemar, Scotland
Spouse	Prince Arthur of Connaught (m. 1913; died 1938)
Issue	Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Father	Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
Mother	Louise, Princess Royal