On 28th February, 1922, Princess Mary married Viscount Lascelles, the future 6th Earl of Harewood, in Westminster Abbey. Among the wedding gifts displayed at St James’s Palace was a jewel that linked the bride to her great-grandmother: Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet, presented to their only daughter by King George V and Queen Mary.
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On this day in 1922, Princess Mary, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, married Viscount Henry Lascelles at Westminster Abbey.
Mary and Henry were already acquainted, having moved in similar social circles. However, it was at the Grand National in 1921 that they became closer. Over the following months, their friendship developed, and they met several times at country house parties, including one at Chatsworth – the Duchess of Devonshire was reportedly not surprised by the engagement when the announcement was made. Invitations to Sandringham and Balmoral followed, and, in November, Henry was invited to join the King’s shooting party at Sandringham. It was there, in the woods, that he proposed. Mary’s parents gave their consent, and Queen Mary wrote in her diary:
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