owed ▁on ▁a ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁King ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁daughters ▁of ▁the ▁Princess ▁Royal ▁would ▁be ▁sty led ▁as ▁prin cess es , ▁with ▁preced ence ▁immediately ▁after ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁bearing ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁" Ro yal ▁High ness ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁while ▁sail ing ▁to ▁Egypt , ▁the ▁Princess ▁Royal ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁were ▁ship w reck ed ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁Although ▁they ▁escaped ▁un har med , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁F ife ▁fell ▁ill ▁with ▁ple ur isy , ▁probably ▁contract ed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ship w reck . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Ass uan , ▁Egypt , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁and ▁Princess ▁Alex andra ▁succeeded ▁to ▁his ▁du k edom , ▁becoming ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁F ife ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁right . ▁ ▁Princess ▁Alex andra ▁later ▁married ▁Prince ▁Arthur ▁of ▁Con n aught , ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁Princess ▁Louise . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Princess ▁Louise ▁of ▁Wales ▁received ▁the ▁Royal ▁Order ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁V ener able ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁John ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁( L J St J ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁a ▁D ame ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁(