Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife

Princess Alexandra
Princess Arthur of Connaught
Duchess of Fife
Photograph, 1910s
BornLady Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff
(1891-05-17)17 May 1891
East Sheen Lodge, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
Died26 February 1959(1959-02-26) (aged 67)
St John's Wood, London, England
Burial3 March 1959
Spouse
(m. 1913; died 1938)
IssueAlastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
FatherAlexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
MotherLouise, 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 Edward VIII and 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.