Celebrating the Life of The Yorkshire Princess
Harewood was home to HRH Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, through
four decades. Her love of Yorkshire and the affection the people of
Yorkshire felt for her in return mean that she will always be remembered
as ‘The Yorkshire Princess’.Princess Mary married Henry, 6th Earl of Harewood in 1922 and they moved into Harewood House in 1929. They were avid collectors and, with the generous help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, we will be displaying for the first time many of the things that were precious to her: personal items such as exquisite fans, gifts from heads of state, presents from her royal relations by the great designer FabergĂ©. These displays provide a glimpse into the life and loves of a very ‘Yorkshire Princess’.
Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer
Visit the House this season and round your visit off with a delicious cream tea in the Terrace Café! Marcus Adams exhibition open until Sunday 17 June, and Royal Harewood: Celebrating the Life of the Yorkshire Princess runs until 30 Sept.
Archaeologists
from the University of York are revealing intriguing traces -- hidden
for more than two centuries -- of the forerunner of one of Yorkshire’s
great country houses.
The
archaeologists have already discovered a wealth of artefacts including a
coin dating from the early 15th century, an 18th century chamber pot,
decorative glassware and wine bottle fragments, decorative pins and a
thimble as well as a range of ceramics from the medieval period up to
the 18th century, which will help us to tell the story of how the family
lived, how the hall was decorated and much more besides. The students
have also unearthed a flint arrowhead dating back to pre-history.
David Lascelles said:
“So much of what we know of Harewood’s history focuses on Harewood
House and who has lived there. The excavation being done by York
University students is helping to fill some of the gaps of that earlier
history and – we all hope – answer some of the questions about
Gawthorpe. We’ll be re-creating medieval Harewood in a digital “fly-by”
to be shown as part of our Medieval Festival event in July, revealing a
landscape without Harewood House and before Capability Brown’s
intervention.”