Princess Mary : the first modern princess

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The first definitive biography of the queen's aunt, a sister to two kings and a pioneering member of the royal family, who redefined the role of a princess for the modern age. Diana, Princess of Wales, is seen worldwide as the first British royal to tear up the rulebook in terms of what behaviour befit a princess, and in her wake Kate and Meghan are reported to be taking leaps and bounds in modernising the monarchy. But before this trio of deserv...

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Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood, 1897-1965

Princesses Great Britain Biography

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ISBN:

9780750992619

Description:

287 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Birth of a Princess
2. Childhood and Education
3. Death of Edward VII and Accession of George V
4. First World War
5. Nursing
6. Royal Scots Guards and Other Charitable Patronages
7. Girl Guides
8. Harry
9. Wedding
10. Honeymoon and Early Married Life
11. Royal Family Life
12. Harewood
13. Death of George V
14. Abdication Crisis
15. Outbreak of the Second World War
16. War Work
17. Prisoner of War
18. Death of Harry
19. George and Gerald
20. Chancellor
21. Deaths of George VI and Queen Mary
22. Family Affair
23. Later Years
24. Legacy: A Purposeful Life

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3194891

Other Authors:

Vickers, Hugo, writer of foreword

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