Army officer who knocked out two Tiger tanks in Germany The Salvation Army played But the Earl and Countess of Harewood (who was given the title Princess Royal in 1932) appeared contented with country life in Yorkshire away from the Court Circular even though they were invited to weekend with King George and Queen Mary at Windsor, spend Christmas at Sandringham and attend all state occasions up until King George V’s funeral procession in 1936. Edward Fox OBE Marion Stein was a notable concert pianist but though they shared an interest in music, Lord Harewood had to plead for permission to make what was regarded in royal circles as an unconventional match. George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, KBE, AM (7 February 1923 – 11 July 2011), styled The Hon. But Harewood had no doubt that the situation had changed with the production of more explicitly violent films and videos (for which the Board had just assumed responsibility) which appeared in the 1970s and 1980s: “When you see concentration camp sex films where women inmates are subjected to gang rape and sadistic torture, it is so unbelievably ghastly that you have to accept there must be some limits to freedom.” Harewood believed there was a proven link between violent films and crime, pointing out that nearly half the favourite films listed by both offenders were in the “18” category, and under his leadership the Board’s classification policy became appreciably stricter.

Edward Lascelles He is a first cousin, once removed, of Queen Elizabeth II, a great-grandson of King George V and is 60th in line to the British throne. For Harewood was no makeweight in the world of opera. Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden

The Palladian exterior of the House was designed by John Carr of York, with the interior created by the Scottish architect Robert Adam. He reflected his own passion for modern art by installing a huge nude figure of Adam by Jacob Epstein in the entrance hall, and by setting up a visual arts programme linked to the work of the Henry Moore Centre in Leeds, the Dean Clough Studio in Halifax, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and other institutions.

That was our fear. As the King had restricted the style of Prince and Princess by decree in 1917, his grandson was styled Master Lascelles. The 5An eccentric uncle and a royal princess would change the course of Lord Lascelles’ life and make a public figure of a quiet, unassuming northern landowner. After the death of the Princess Royal’s father, the Harewoods appeared less frequently at the court of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.For advice on our products or for help placing an order, please call

The Earl of Harewood visited by Queen Elizabeth as part of her nationwide golden jubilee tour George Lascelles was born at his parents' London home of We thought it was absolutely ridiculous. Some productions were less successful, but as Harewood himself remarked with typical flamboyance: “If you want the flowers in your garden to be glorious and to smell good, you must risk an occasional stink.” Harewood’s own musical enthusiasms were not always shared by others.

There was some surprise when, after his resignation as managing director of ENO in 1985, he was appointed chairman of the British Board of Film Classification (formerly the British Board of Film Censors). After beginning his musical career in 1950 as editor of the magazine Opera, in 1953 he joined the staff of the Royal Opera House before moving, in 1960, to become a director of the Sadler’s Wells Opera, which subsequently became the ENO. One of the bridesmaids was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, future consort of King George VI and sister-in-law of Viscount and Viscountess Lascelles. When he became 6In 1923 an heir Lord Gerald was born. The Salvation Army played But the Earl and Countess of Harewood (who was given the title Princess Royal in 1932) appeared contented with country life in Yorkshire away from the Court Circular even though they were invited to weekend with King George and Queen Mary at Windsor, spend Christmas at Sandringham and attend all state occasions up until King George V’s funeral procession in 1936. He was on the general advisory council of the BBC from 1969-77 and was a governor from 1985-87. Over the next years, Harewood concentrated on raising money to support the considerable burden of running Harewood house. Earl of Harewood , in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Not long after, Lord Clanricarde died and left his considerable fortune to his nephew, who used it to amass a stunning collection of works by El Greco, Titian, Veronese, Bellini and others. The wedding was the first celebratory state occasion since the end of the First World War and newsreel footage of the ceremony inside the Abbey was the first of a British royal wedding.