Princess Alice standing behind a chair by W. & D. Downey

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The details of this dress are obscured by Princess Alice's wrap in this photo, but it looks like she is wearing a bustle. The National Portrait gallery of London has this photo (a different copy of this photo) and dates it to the late 1860s.

Posted to the Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum by Alexandre64 on 15 January 2009.

Princess Alice standing behind a chair x Alexandre64 15Jan09
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Mar 19, 2010 12:25 AM
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