Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the longest-lived British royals. Princess Alice was the chatelaine of Rideau Hall in Ottawa from 1940 until 1946, while her husband Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, served as Governor General of Canada.
Princess Alice in 1911
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, with her children May and Rupert, c. 1909
Princess Alice in First Aid Nursing Yeomanry uniform, circa 1942
Eleanor Roosevelt, Princess Alice, and Clementine Churchill at the Second Quebec Conference during the Second World War
Rideau Hall is the official residence in Ottawa of both the governor general of Canada and the Canadian monarch. It stands in Canada's capital on a 36-hectare (88-acre) estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of approximately 175 rooms across 9,500 square metres (102,000 sq ft), and 27 outbuildings around the grounds. Rideau Hall's site lies outside the centre of Ottawa. It is one of two official vice-regal residences maintained by the federal Crown, the other being the Citadelle of Quebec.
Main façade of Government House
Floor plan of the original McKay villa superimposed over the present day footprint of Rideau Hall. The building was significantly expanded after its acquisition by the Crown.
Costume ball at Rideau Hall, hosted by Governor General Lord Dufferin at Rideau Hall, 1876
A May Day garden party at Rideau Hall, 1898