Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Mary, Princess Royal was a member of the British royal family. She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the sister of Kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Elizabeth II. In the First World War, she performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. She married Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles, 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. The Princess Royal and the Earl of Harewood had two sons, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, and The Honourable Gerald Lascelles.

25 April 1897

Born on the same birth day (25 April): Américo Gallego • Andrey Kolmogorov • Anja Pärson • Barbara Rittner • Björn Ulvaeus • Dominique Blanc • Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon • Giedo van der Garde • Henck Arron • Joel Brand • Louis IX of France • Maggie Rogers • Martin Koolhoven • Mary Miles Minter • Matt Walker (swimmer) • Misha Glenny • Paul Mazursky • Robert Peston • Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March • Sammy Drechsel • Sara Paxton • Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher

Born in the same month (April 1897): Ardito Desio • Benjamin Lee Whorf • Eddie Eagan • Hans Schuberth • Humberto Mauro • Jiroemon Kimura • Joe Kirkwood Sr. • John B. Gambling • Manuel Ávila Camacho • Nisargadatta Maharaj • Peter de Noronha • Thornton Wilder • Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos • Werner Voss • Ye Jianying