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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.
- 1 April 1965, All Saints' Church, Harewood, Yorkshire
- Mary of Teck
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.
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4) Mary’s godparents were Katherine, Countess of Devon (Edward IV’s daughter and therefore Mary’s great-aunt), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (who would become Mary’s governess and close friend), Agnes Howard, duchess of Norfolk and Thomas Wolsey, archbishop of York and Henry VIII’s leading minister. 5) Mary was quite short-sighted.
Princess Mary was the only daughter of King George V and his wife Queen Mary and was born on April 25, 1897 when her parents were Duke and Duchess of York. Mary had two older brothers: the future ...
Jul 30, 2016 · One of her godparents was Catherine of York, who was by then the only surviving child of Edward IV and thus Mary’s great-aunt. Catherine had married William Courtenay, later 1st Earl of Devon, in 1495. Her grandson Edward was later seen as a suitable husband for Mary. Mary was an inveterate gambler, and she had a passion for cards and dice.
Sep 8, 2023 · Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1901-2004. The wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Lady Alice was a direct descendant of Charles II through his illegitimate son, the nobleman James ...
Aged two, Mary’s first appearance on the European stage was at her betrothal to François I’s oldest son, the Dauphin. Dressed in cloth of gold, she was held up by Cardinal Wolsey as the massive diamond betrothal ring was placed on her baby finger. At the time, Mary’s mother, Katharine of Aragon, was pregnant, and, optimistic that the ...
