Here, we witness the 1922 wedding of the third child of King George V and Queen Mary: Mary, Princess Royal, later Countess of Harewood to the Viscount Lascelles.
The reverse of the card reads:
THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS MARY
A subject became allies with the English Royal House when, amid great popular enthusiasm, Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, the descendant of an ancient Yorkshire family, were marries at Westminster Abbey on February 28, 1922. The Primate, Archbishop Davidson, before whom the bride and bridegroom are kneeling in the Sanctuary bade then God-speed—a wish that vast crowds echoed as Princess Mary and her husband returned to the Wedding Breakfast at Buckingham Palace. To the delight of the multitude, they appeared hand-in-hand on the balcony facing the Mall. The honeymoon was spent in Shropshire.
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3 comments:
I'm a total Royalist. I LOVE anything to do with the Royal Family. It's all so fascinating to me the richness of the history...even if it does end in Germany as I've heard? I know there is more to the British Aristocracy than a stolen throne...As much as I read British History, I'm not familiar with what that means (that they are Germans by descent).
Thanks for posting pictures...It makes me think that every once in a generation or 100, *true love* will out. These two couldn't look like better friends and that's going to be fun to watch, I think. Poor Fergie is wishing she'd taken a page from their future. :') Still love her, anyway...Not proud of what she did!
Hi Doni,
The British Royal Family is inextricably linked to Germany on a variety of levels over many generations. These relationships were complicated by changes in government, political and social philosophy and subsequent war. The ties are deep, and so are the differences. It's just a whole big kerfuffle, and one that would take quite a lot of characters to flesh out further than this.
As for Fergie, she'd do well to take a page from the books of some of her forebears. Human behavior never changes, but the way in which it is presented often suffers in the translation.
It's good to see you back here. Thanks for posting!
I love what you've done with the place. :)
Yes, it's been sad watching the 'fall of Fergie'...I just can't imagine what it must have been like for her, growing up under that microscope.
The younger generation seem to be handling things with grace. Well, other than delightful Prince Harry, but...we don't really know if he's got the Royal Genes, do we?!!
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