On This Day In Royal History
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28 March 1965
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Mary, Princess Royal & Countess of Harewood died
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◼ On 28 March 1965 The Princess Royal suffered a fatal heart attack during a walk with her elder son, Lord Harewood, & his children on the grounds of the Harewood House estate. She was 67 years old. She was buried at Harewood after a private family funeral at York Minster.
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◼ Six British monarchs reigned during Princess Mary’s lifetime: Queen Victoria (her great-grandmother), Edward VII (her grandfather), George V (her father), Edward VIII & George VI (her brothers) & Elizabeth II (her niece). Princess Mary is the great-aunt of heir apparent to the British throne - Prince Charles & the great-great-aunt of the 2nd in line to the British throne - Prince William.
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◼ PRINCESS MARY, Princess Royal & Countess of Harewood ( born.25 April 1897 ); was the third child & only daughter of King George V & Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal. Mary held the title of princess with the style Highness from birth as the then great-granddaughter of the British sovereign, & later Her Royal Highness, as the granddaughter & finally daughter of the Sovereign.
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◼ After her marriage, she held the title of Viscountess Lascelles & , from 1929, Countess of Harewood.
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