One senior member of the royal family used to wreak havoc in Buckingham Palace. Keep reading to learn who it was.. MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news Prince Philip's mother would set fire to her apartment The Print Collector / Heritage Images/Newscom/The Mega Agency According to royal biographer Tom Quinn, Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg [also known as Princess Andrew], would accidentally set fires to her apartment in Buckingham Palace when she smoked.