On This Day In Royal History . 6 November 1935 . Prince Henry married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott . 👑 Prince Henry was the third son of King George V & Queen Mary. Lady Alice was the daughter of John Montagu Douglas Scott, the 7th Duke of Buccleuch, Scotland’s largest landowner, & Lady Margaret Bridgeman. . ◼ The couple were married in a private ceremony, in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace, on 6 November of that year. A much more elaborate wedding was originally planned for Westminster Abbey; but after the new Duchess of Gloucester’s father died of cancer on 19 October 1935, & in consideration of the King’s (George V) own failing health, it was decided that the wedding should be scaled down to a more private setting. . ◼ Alice’s bridemaids were her sister the Lady Angela Montagu-Douglas-Scott, her nieces, the Lady Elizabeth Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Miss Clare Phipps, Miss Anne Hawkins, her husband’s nieces Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) & Princess Margaret of York, her cousin Miss Moyra Montagu-Douglas-Scott & her husband’s cousin the Lady Mary Cambridge. . ▪ Prince Henry became the Duke of Gloucester, & Lady Alice became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester. . ◼ Although it was cold & wet, a crowd estimated to be over one million people lined the streets from the Palace to the railway station to see the couple off on their honeymoon. Alice was often referred to as the “Winter Princess” from then on. . ◼ Initially, the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester lived in Aldershot, where the Duke was taking the Army staff course. In 1935, the Duchess took a trip to open the new grounds of The Lady Eleanor Holles School. The Duke of Gloucester left the army to take on more public duties following the abdication of King Edward VIII in December 1936. The couple received a grace & favour residence at York House, St James’s Palace, London & , in 1938, they purchased Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire. The Duke & Duchess had two sons: . ▪ Prince William of Gloucester (b.18 December 1941 – d.28 August 1972) . ▪ Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 26 August 1944) . . #D6Nov (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQ9k3-D66I/?igshid=pq931yla8vww