page_title: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
section_title: Marriage
hierarchical_section_title: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood / Marriage
caption_attribution_description: en:Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood and en:Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
context_page_description: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, was a member of the British royal family. She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, and aunt of the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. In the First World War, she performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. She married Viscount Lascelles in 1922, and they had two sons, George, 7th Earl of Harewood and The Honourable Gerald Lascelles. The couple regularly rode with the Bramham Moor Hunt, among many other involvements in Yorkshire life. She was awarded the title Princess Royal in 1932, and in World War II, she was controller commandant of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
context_section_description: On 28 February 1922, Princess Mary married Viscount Lascelles, the elder son of The 5th Earl of Harewood and Lady Florence Bridgeman, daughter of The 3rd Earl of Bradford of Weston Park. The Princess was 24, Lord Lascelles was 39.
  Their wedding was held at Westminster Abbey, and attracted large crowds along the route between Buckingham Palace and the abbey. The wedding was reported by Pathé News, including the appearance of the couple on the palace balcony. The ceremony was the first royal wedding to be covered in fashion magazines such as Vogue. The wedding dress was created by Messrs Raville and combined "youthful simplicity with royal splendour". It was designed to reflect "Britain's position as ruler of a vast empire; emblematic lotus-flower motifs embroidered in India featured alongside a domestic, yet equally symbolic, trellis work of roses in pearls and crystal beads." The Princess refused to share details of her honeymoon with the press.
  It was the first royal occasion in which Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom), a friend of Princess Mary, participated. She was one of the bridesmaids.
  The bride's attendants were:
  Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother)
  Princess Maud of Fife, daughter of Louise, Princess Royal
  Lady Mary Cambridge, daughter of The 1st Marquess of Cambridge
  Lady May Cambridge, daughter of The 1st Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice of Albany
  Lady Diana Bridgeman, daughter of The 5th Earl of Bradford
  Lady Mary Thynne, daughter of The 5th Marquess of Bath
  Lady Rachel Cavendish, daughter of The 9th Duke of Devonshire
  Lady Doris Gordon-Lennox, daughter of The 8th Duke of Richmond and Gordon.
  Princess Mary and Lord Lascelles had two sons:
  George, 7th Earl of Harewood (7 February 1923 – 11 July 2011); married, 1949, Marion Stein; had issue; divorced 1967; married, 1967, Patricia Elizabeth Tuckwell; had issue.
  The Honourable Gerald Lascelles (21 August 1924 – 27 February 1998); married, 1952, Angela Dowding; had issue; divorced 1978; married Elizabeth Collingwood; had issue.
caption: A 1922 wedding portrait of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles.
exif: {}