Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965), only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom; granddaughter of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Trained as a nurse during World War I and was president of the Girl Guide Association. Married Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood in 1922, with Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who would later marry her brother Prince Albert (the future George VI), attending as a bridesmaid. Remained close to Edward VIII, her eldest brother, even after his abdication and marriage to Wallis Simpson, unlike the rest of the Royal family.

Figure 4.1. Richard Jack (British), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897–1965), 1928, oil on canvas, 110.5 x 103 cm, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, LDCWH: 2011. 1551, source: Art UK.

1920s

Wedding trousseau: Going-away dress, 1922

Figure 4.2. Olive Hewerdine, Princess Mary’s Trousseau: The Going-Away Dress and Others, in “Chosen by the Royal Bride-To-Be: Beautiful Dresses Which Combine Elegance and Simplicity,” The Illustrated London News, February 18, 1922, 231, source: Web Archive.

Figure 4.3. S. Begg, Good Luck and God Speed! Princess Mary is Here Seen in Her Going-Away Dress, The Illustrated London News, March 4, 1922, cover page, source: Web Archive.

Figure 4.4. Maker unknown, Princess Mary’s going-away dress, 1922, Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, source: FIDM Museum.

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