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Mary, Princess Royal (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965), was a member of the British royal family. She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Elizabeth II. In the First World War, she performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. She married Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (later the 6th Earl of Harewood), in 1922. Mary was given the title of Princess Royal in ...
Sep 13, 2019 · The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood visiting Gateshead 6 August 1937 The Countess greeting one of the tenants after opening the Church Army Homes at Temple Green, Bensham (
Mar 16, 2024 · The Queen Mother was one of her bridesmaids and it was the first royal wedding to be featured in Vogue. 1st February 1922: Viscount Lascelle, 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Royal Mary (Victoria Alexandra Alice) Harewood (1897 - 1965), Countess of Harewood, only daughter of George V, seen here with bridesmaids on the occasion of their wedding.
Feb 2, 2021 · Esteemed royal biographer Hugo Vickers approves of Elisabeth Basford’s biography of Princess Mary, the Princess Royal and the Countess of Harewood. It’s praise indeed from someone with such a rich interest in the subject; after all, Vickers edited James Pope-Hennessy’s The Quest for Queen Mary on the subject of Princess Mary’s mother.
This book is part of the collection inspired by Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, who married Viscount Lascelles Earl of Harewood in 1922. The ceremony was the first Royal Weddingto be covered in fashion magazines such as Vogue. A paperback book discussing the life of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood at ...
Photograph portrait of Princess Mary, half length, turned to her left, in the uniform of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) decorated with ribbon bars. Signed and dated by the sitterThe ATS was the womens branch of the British Army during the Second World War. Princess Mary became Chief Controller in May 1941. Later that year in December, Parliament passed the National Service Act, which called up unmarried women between 20 and 30 years old to join one of the auxiliary services,...
Oct 17, 2023 · In the early 1920s, Mary Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood‘s life took a romantic turn when she became acquainted with Viscount Lascelles, a decorated war hero and the elder son of the 5th Earl of Harewood. Their courtship, while private, was the subject of much public interest.
