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): Alex Bowman • Breyton Paulse • Bruce Ponder • Cathy Smith • Diego Domínguez (rugby union) • Gérard de Vaucouleurs • Hank Azaria • Lorne Currie • Marie-Michèle Gagnon • Maud Hart Lovelace • Princess Alice of the United Kingdom • Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery • Steve Ferrone • Talia Shire • Ton Schulten • Werner Heyde

Born in the same month (April 1897): Ardito Desio • Benjamin Lee Whorf • Eddie Eagan • Edouard Wyss-Dunant • Humberto Mauro • John B. Gambling • Lester B. Pearson • Manuel Ávila Camacho • Peter de Noronha • Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos • Walter Winchell • Werner Voss • Ye Jianying