Netflix’s regal drama “The Crown” has shed light on the tragic, yet heroic, life of one of the lesser-known royals: Prince Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg.

In The Crown season 3, Princess Alice—mom to Prince Philip and mother-in-law to Queen Elizabeth—is shown as a reclusive Greek nun. Here's the true story.

A Russian Orthodox church on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is the unlikely final resting place for Princess Alice of Battenberg, grandmother of Britain's King Charles III.

Princess Alice was born in Windsor Castle in 1885 to Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, making her British royalty by blood.

And then, there was the anti-Nazi element to the Windsor story. I loved the episode that showed Prince Philip’s awkward reunion with his estranged mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, who had ...

Episode four of The Crown season three shed light on a little known figure from royal history, Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother of the Duke of Edinburgh. Titled ‘Bubakins’ for the Princess’s ...

The life of Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, who was exiled to an asylum, protected Jews during World War II and founded her own convent ...

Born in June 1911, Cecilie was the third of Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark’s five children. She had a happy childhood but also witnessed the Balkan Wars and the ...

She said: 'Well, there was a lady in waiting who was very friendly with Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, when Alice was living at Buckingham Palace, and they used to smoke ...

"I was recently reminded of my great-grandmother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, who lived in Athens during the Second World War," Prince William said in a video shared by the Daily Mail on Instagram.

Netflix's original series "The Crown" is based on the drama behind Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Every two seasons, the cast is completely re-hauled to reflect the passage of time. The sixth and ...