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At the Buckingham Palace reception for authors, Publishing News reported:
'Among the booksellers [The Queen] met was Elizabeth McWatters from her namesake Queen's Bookshop in Belfast, who was told that while HM had no book by her bedside, she was currently reading 'a wonderful biography of my mother-in-law'
– Publishing News
30 March 2001
'Hugo Vickers's new biography of the Duke of Edinburgh's mother makes gripping reading … The story is told with tremendous sympathy, knowledge and insight'
– A.N. Wilson - Evening Standard
13 November 2000
'Hugo Vickers has produced a sympathetic, piquant and well-defined portrait of a spirited woman'
– Kenneth Rose - Literary Review
December 2000/January 2001
'Sensible and well-researched'
– Philip Ziegler - Daily Telegraph
9 December 2000
'Genuine scoops, sympathetically recounted … gripping reading'
– Craig Brown - The Mail on Sunday
17 December 2000
'Vickers tells the story with a sure touch and an expertise that only he can command. He brings the unfortunate Alice to life and engages the reader's sympathy to a remarkable degree'
– Adam Zamoyski - Sunday Times
7 January 2001
'The book has clearly been a labour of love … [Vickers]'s painstaking research has succeeded in bringing the eccentric Princess Alice alive'
– Sarah Bradford - The Spectator
6 January 2001
'Vickers's biography of Alice … provides a window on a privileged world that was shattered by the twentieth century's wars and upheavals'
– W Magazine
February 2001
'Vickers has pulled off an extraordinary feat in describing the life - in many ways tragic - of Princess Andrew of Greece … This is a book which will be a great treasure … It is not an exaggeration to say that [Alice] is a masterpiece'
– A.N. Wilson - Country Life
23 November 2000
'Brilliant … the author did very well in making thought-provoking historical reading'
– British Deaf News
2000
'The perfect blend of juicy gossip and historical details'
– Publisher's Weekly
2000
'Vickers knows his way around Europe's royal families and is adept at navigating the sometimes confusing shoals of names, titles and relationships … As a biographical detective, he has done good work in the archives, in interviews, and in clearing up some mysteries in Alice's life … Memorable insights'
– Martin Rubin - San Francisco Chronicle
7 April 2002
'A fascinating account of a life divided between the courts of Europe on the one hand and penury, marital strife, religious mania, and dedicated service on the other'
– The Washington Times
2002
'Neither Alice, nor Vickers disappoints … An amusingly compelling - if rather sad - character, and one you wouldn't necessarily have wanted for your mother'
– Chicago Tribune
2002
'A well-crafted life of the late mother-in-law of the present Queen of England … sympathetic yet free of pathos, Vickers's life celebrates an unusual and fascinating woman'
– Kirkus Reviews
2002
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Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece (2000)
Hardback (UK) 2000
Hardback (US) 2002
Paperback (UK) 2001
Paperback (US) 2003
Greek edition 2007-03-02
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