Alice Neville Alice was the third daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury "jure uxoris" and Lady Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury "suo jure". By her father she was a descendant of King Edward III through the legitimised children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Roët. Her mother was the only child and sole heiress of Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury by his first wife Lady Eleanor Holland. Lady Alice was the sister of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, the wealthiest and most powerful English peer of his age. Warwick
Mistress of the Robes regnant rather than a queen consort, the Mistress of the Robes was a political appointment, changing with the government. However, this has not been the case since the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and Queen Elizabeth II has only had two Mistresses of the Robes in more than sixty years' reign. Queens dowager have their own Mistresses of the Robes, and in the 18th century Princesses of Wales had one too. Mistress of the Robes The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady in the royal household of the United Kingdom. Formerly responsible for the queen's clothes and