She wasn’t born Greek (she was barely English) and yet from the moment she married Prince Andrew she utterly devoted herself to her adopted homeland and her new faith. She was beloved and respected by the Athenian people.

There was a serious fear that she could be made as a hostage or even political pawn of the Axis powers when they occupied Greece. However they recognized that harming her could have serious backlash among the populace and thought her relatively harmless. So she was left alone.

It is said that her daughters (who were married to German princes with Nazi affiliations) tried to get her to relocate to Germany for her protection but she refused to abandon Greece. It is also said that a German General approached her and asked if there was anything that he (or the German government) could do for her, and she pointedly told him “you can leave my country”

She was a remarkable and fearless woman

Anne is getting a kick out of hearing her father referred to as “Bubbikins”

I love how she affectionately touches Anne's face and Anne love it!

I would have expected someone helping this lady out of the vehicle. At a certain age many people need that special attention. And a safeguard against falling. I was surprised to see this without the offer of assistance. And she carries her own bag! What in the world?

Princess Alice Battenberg was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, profoundly deaf but learned to lip-read and became fluent in English, German, French, and Greek. 1903 married Prince Andrew Greece and Denmark, had five children, including Philip. She was forced into exile in 1922 and 1946. 1930 Alice was diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to a sanatorium. In WW2 she worked for the Red Cross in Athens and sold her jewels for charity. She is named 'Righteous Among the Nations'.

0:29 "Your Royal Highness."  And then he does not offer to carry her bag?!

That greeting “ your royal highness”, it was a long time since she had received that greeting!

It’s important to remember when watching The Crown that this is an interpretation of history, not necessarily exactly what happened. Nevertheless it was great to see Jane Lapotaire back on our screens as Princess Alice after her serious health issues. She’s a fine actress. The Princess had a very difficult life, but showed great heroism during WW2 and humility.

Princess Alice was a legend. RIP

She showed great dedication and submitted her life to Jesus, despite the horrors she experienced throughout her life. An admirable woman.

The single best episode from the second cast I think. Rest in Peace, Princess Alice, of Nowhere at All. ❤

No one offered to carry the Lady's bag for her, yet called her: your royal highness

Her story is fascinating to me! 😊

Even though Alice may not have been the most welcome of guests, while Anne smiled it is interesting that she did not even speak to her grandmother.

The underlying theme of the ticking clocks ❤ used so well throughout the series

I'm Greek and the way she was saying "My son!" when they were taking her away as well as seeing her son in such a distress, made me so emotional.. 😢

Love Anne’s reaction to ‘bubbikins’ and how the Queen brushes it off with a simply “yes” 😂 love those mother moments

love princess alice!🩷🩷🩷

Princess Alice was a fascinating woman who was underestimated by the Royal Family. There is a story about how she was interviewed by a newspaper and that Prince Philip was very surprised when he read it. It also made him more appreciative of her. Whether or not the story is true I don’t know. But it is played out in another episode of “The Crown”.

This episode is a story about reconciliation following years of being apart from each other following the trauma of Phillip’s family life in the 20’s and 30’s. It would not have served that story line at all if the family greeting at the beginning was warm and bubbly, would it? The episode starts cold and distant and moves to vulnerability, honesty, and love. People in the comments seem to know nothing about how a narrative arc works. How would it be an interesting 30 minutes if everyone rushed down to give her hugs and kisses in this scene?