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Princess Mary - The First Modern Princess (Hardcover)
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Princess Mary - The First Modern Princess (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R522
Discovery Miles 5 220
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Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal
family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is
modernising the monarchy in strides. But before them was another
who paved the way. Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her
Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life
meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and
defying gender conventions in the process. As the only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of
her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth
II. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family,
known for her no-nonsense approach and her determination in the
face of adversity. During the First World War she came into her
own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor
with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond
Street Hospital. From her dedication to the war effort, to her role
as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the
princess who redefined the title for the modern age. In the first
biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of
Mary's full and fascinating life.
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