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Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood. 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.
Sep 3, 2021 · Jubilee Year Princess. Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, known to history as Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, was born on the 25th April 1897 at York House on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. She was the third child and only daughter of King George V (1865-1936) and his wife, Mary (1867-1953), called Georgie and May by the ...
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots. In 1918 King George V announced that his 21 year old daughter, the Princess Mary, would be appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots. The Colonel-in-Chief is the regiment’s patron, usually a member of the Royal Family, and is a purely ceremonial appointment. They are kept informed of the regiment’s ...
May 13, 2024 · Last Edited May 13, 2024. Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Countess of Harewood (HRH The Princess Royal) (born 25 April 1897 in Norfolk, United Kingdom; died 28 March 1965 in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom). Princess Mary was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the younger sister of King Edward VIII and ...
Marriage. At the age of 24, Princess Mary married the 39-year-old Henry, Viscount Lascelles on 28 February 1922. He was the son of Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood, and Lady Florence Bridgeman, daughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford. Their wedding was held at Westminster Abbey. The couple had two sons-.
1920. RCIN 2806831. Half-length portrait of Princess Mary, almost in profile to the left, wearing her nurse’s uniform. Signed and dated. After a nursing course at Great Ormond Street Hospital, which she began in June 1918, the Princess worked at the hospital two days a week until 1920. Previous Next.
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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.
