Princess Alice of the United Kingdom papers to and from her government ministers, while the Queen secluded herself from all public life. Alice was aided in this task by her younger sister Princess Louise. Although Princess Helena, Louise's elder sister, would normally have been selected to assist, her inability to go long without crying was held against her. Alice's matrimonial plans were begun in 1860 by her mother. Queen Victoria had expressed her wish that her children should marry for love, but this did not mean that her choice of suitors would necessarily be extended to anybody outside the royal houses of Europe. Raising a British
Alice Walpole Angel Carro Castrillo (of Switzerland), with whom she has six children (Hester and Beatrice, 1990; Isobel, 1993; Inigo, 1996; and Ralph and Edmund (Ned) 1999). They divorced in 2010, having separated in 2002. Alice Walpole The Hon. Alice Louise Walpole (born 1 September 1963) is a British diplomat who is the current Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Electoral Assistance of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. She has previously served as British Ambassador to Luxembourg and to Mali. Walpole was educated at Norwich High School for Girls and New Hall, Cambridge (now Murray Edwards College). She joined