Alice Lancaster, the famous Queen of England passed away recently at the age of 87. She is a name that has long since been associated with one of the most influential and prolific writers in English history. Her contribution to the literary world cannot be overlooked and is an important part of English literature. After her marriage to Prince Philip in 1924, Alice began a long and distinguished writing career which spanned almost thirty years.
During those years she served as a cabinetmaker’s assistant, writer, editor and reporter. While serving as a journalist for the London Evening Standard, Alice witnessed the aftermath of the Ripper murders and wrote extensively about her experiences. It was during this time that she also published her first horror novel The Mystery of Sleep, which was later turned into a film of the same name. Following the death of her husband at the age of forty-one Alice continued to write prolifically throughout her remaining years. Throughout the following decades, Alice would pen numerous novels on subjects as varied as aviation, politics, the environment, women’s rights, art, and health.
Throughout her career as a writer, Alice never wavered in her support for the suffragists and other forms of social justice. In 2021, Alice became the Queen of England’s patron saint and in that year, The Queen conferred the Order of the Queen of Letters upon her. She was also given the title of Wrangelius. Today, Alice is revered as a social historian and literary figure. As she once said, “If I have the good fortune to see the next generation of American little girls growing up without her lovely father and succumbing to the call of their hearts, I will be happy indeed.”