Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Full name
	Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary

Mary
Mary
Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood
	Princess Mary in 1926
Born	Princess Mary of York; 25 April 1897; York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died	28 March 1965 (aged 67); Harewood House, Yorkshire, England
Burial	1 April 1965; All Saints' Church, Harewood, Yorkshire
Spouse	Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood; (m. 1922; died 1947)
Issue	George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood; Gerald Lascelles;
Full name
Full name
	Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary
House	Windsor (from 1917) ; Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
Father	George V
Mother	Mary of Teck

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965), was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary.

She was the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Queen 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 1932. During the Second World War, she was Controller Commandant of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.^[1] The Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood had two sons, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and The Honourable Gerald Lascelles.

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↑ Basford, Elisabeth (August 2020). Seward, Ingrid (ed.). "A Quiet Devotion to Duty". Majesty. 41 (8). Cliff Moulder. Retrieved 30 September 2020. Mary was rarely seen out of uniform during the Second World War as Chief Controller and later Controller Commandant of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She travelled the length and breadth of the country visiting ATS units, canteens and military command stations.

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British royalty
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Born: 25 April 1897 Died: 28 March 1965
Vacant Title last held by Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife	Princess Royal 1932–1965	Vacant Title next held by Princess Anne
Academic offices
Preceded by The Duke of Devonshire	Chancellor of the University of Leeds 1951–1965	Succeeded by The Duchess of Kent

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[1] Basford, Elisabeth (August 2020). Seward, Ingrid (ed.). "A Quiet Devotion to Duty". Majesty. 41 (8). Cliff Moulder. Retrieved 30 September 2020. Mary was rarely seen out of uniform during the Second World War as Chief Controller and later Controller Commandant of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She travelled the length and breadth of the country visiting ATS units, canteens and military command stations.

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