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): Angel Martino • Anthony Venables • Breyton Paulse • Charles Sumner Tainter • Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon • Fred Haney • Hank Azaria • Ingemar Johansson (racewalker) • Jean-Éric Vergne • Leopoldo Alas • Michael van Gerwen • Monty Panesar • Razak Boukari

Born in the same month (April 1897): Benjamin Lee Whorf • Erich Loewenhardt • Folke Jansson • Humberto Mauro • Jiroemon Kimura • Joe Kirkwood Sr. • John B. Gambling • Lester B. Pearson • Manuel Ávila Camacho • Nisargadatta Maharaj • Odd Lindbäck-Larsen • Peter de Noronha • Pierre Fresnay • Thornton Wilder • Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos • Walter Winchell • Werner Voss • Ye Jianying