Princess Mary, Gerald and George Lascelles Country Life Magazine Portrait Januart 23 1926

Princess Mary, Gerald Lascelles and George Lascelles Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, January 23 1926. LIX No. 1516

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of H.R.H. Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles, with her two sons, the Hon. Gerald Lascelles and the Hon. George Lascelles. Princess Mary, later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, had two sons with her husband, Henry Lascelles.

• George Henry Hubert Lascelles (1923–2011): He later became the 7th Earl of Harewood.
• Gerald David Lascelles (1924–1998): The younger son, known for his varied interests and public life.
• Princess Mary: The only daughter of King George V, she played an active role in royal duties throughout her life.
• Later Life: Princess Mary died on March 28, 1965, aged 67, following a sudden heart attack while walking at Harewood House in Yorkshire.
• Burial: She was laid to rest alongside her husband in the Lascelles family vault at All Saints' Church, Harewood.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.