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Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
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Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal.
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The Pink Diamond: A Class Of Its Own The Epoch TimesGoogle News - Aug 31, 2011
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Princess Mary's Kisses For Her Water Babies Hellomagazine.ComGoogle News - Aug 30, 2011
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Princess Mary Visits Kenya's Refugees Sky News AustraliaGoogle News - Aug 29, 2011
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Photos Of The Day: Aug. 26 Wall Street Journal (Blog)Google News - Aug 26, 2011
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CHILDHOOD
Her baptism took place at St Mary Magdalene's Church near Sandringham on 7 June 1897 by William Dalrymple Maclagan, Archbishop of York.
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TEENAGE
1911
14 Years Old
Her first state appearance was at the coronation of her parents at Westminster Abbey on 11 June 1911.
1914
17 Years Old
During World War I, Princess Mary visited hospitals and welfare organizations with her mother, assisting with projects to give comfort to British servicemen and assistance to their families. One of these projects was Princess Mary's Christmas Gift Fund, through which £100,000 worth of gifts was sent to all British soldiers and sailors for Christmas, 1914.
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TWENTIES
1918
21 Years Old
In 1918, she took a nursing course and went to work at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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1920
23 Years Old
She became honorary president of the British Girl Guide Association in 1920, a position she held until her death.
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1922
25 Years Old
On 28 February 1922, Princess Mary married Henry Charles George, Viscount Lascelles (9 September 1882 – 23 May 1947), the elder son of Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood, and Lady Florence Bridgeman, daughter of Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford of Weston Park.
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1923
26 Years Old
On 25 March 1923 her first son George was christened at St Mary's Church that adjoins Goldsborough Hall by Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of York, the service was attended by King George V and Queen Mary.
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THIRTIES
1929
32 Years Old
On 6 October 1929, Lord Lascelles, who had been created a Knight of the Garter upon his marriage, succeeded his father as 6th Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascelles, and Baron Harewood.
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1932
35 Years Old
On 1 January 1932, George V declared that his only daughter should bear the title Princess Royal, succeeding her aunt Princess Louise, the Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife who had died a year before.
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FIFTIES
Later, in November 1947, she allegedly declined to attend the wedding of her niece, The Princess Elizabeth, to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten to protest the fact that the Duke of Windsor had not been invited.
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1951
54 Years Old
She became the chancellor of the University of Leeds in 1951, and continued to carry out official duties at home and abroad.
1953
56 Years Old
She attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953 and later represented the Queen at the independence celebrations of Trinidad and Tobago in 1962, and Zambia in 1964.
LATE ADULTHOOD
The Princess Royal also made history that same month of March, 1965, when she visited her brother, the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) at the London Clinic, where he was recovering from recent eye surgery.
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