On This Day In History . 7 June 1897 . Princess Mary was baptised . . ◼ Her baptism took place at St Mary Magdalene’s Church near Sandringham on 7 June 1897 by William Dalrymple Maclagan, Archbishop of York. . ◼ Her godparents were: the Queen Victoria (her great-grandmother); the King of the Hellenes (her great-uncle); the Dowager Empress of Russia (her paternal great-aunt); the Prince & Princess of Wales (her paternal grandparents); the Duchess of Teck (her maternal grandmother); Princess Victoria of Wales (her paternal aunt); & Prince Francis of Teck (her maternal uncle). . ◼ Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Full name : Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; b.25 April 1897 – d.28 March 1965 . ◼ Mary was the third child & only daughter of King George V and 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. . ◼ After her marriage, she held the title of Viscountess Lascelles & , from 1929, Countess of Harewood. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1897 #Baptism #church #ChurchofEngland #Sandringham #d7jun #PrincessRoyal #CountessofHarewood #MaryPrincessRoyal #RoyalFamily #monarchy #royal #History #BritishMonarchy #HouseofWindsor #QueenMary #RoyalFamily #RoyalHistory #historyfacts #princess #countess #RoyalHistory #otd #onthisday (at Sandringham Estate) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJS_ZeDmYX/?igshid=q3183vokeoyg