George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood KBE (born 7 February 1923), styled The Hon. George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, is the elder son of the 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. A first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, he succeeded to his father's earldom on 24 May 1947. He is 40th in line to the British throne. He is the only person to serve as Counsellor of State without being a Prince, Princess, or Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, serving from 1945 to 1951, then 1952 to 1956. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Right Honourable Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (September 9, 1882–May 23, 1947) was the son of Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood. ... HRH The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary (25 April 1897 - 28 March 1965) was a member of the British Royal Family. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the Monarch, presently Queen Elizabeth II, delegates certain state functions and powers when she is abroad or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born at Harewood House, the Lascelles family's stately home in Yorkshire. His grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, stood as sponsors at his christening. He served as a Page of Honour at the coronation of his uncle, King George VI, in May 1937. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, after which he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. He rose to the rank of captain. During World War II, he fought in Italy. The Germans captured and held him as a prisoner of war in Oflag IV-C from 1944 to May 1945. In 1945-46, he served as aide-de-camp to his great uncle, Lord Athlone, who was then Governor-General of Canada. Lord Harewood served as a Counsellor of State in 1947, 1953-54, and 1956. Harewood House as of 2005, seen from the garden Harewood House from A Complete History of the County of York by Thomas Allen (1828–30), showing the house before Barry altered the facades and added an extra storey to the pavilions. ... A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). ... While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a chilvalric and ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, each of the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor... Full name The King’s College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Provost Prof. ... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Colditz Castle in April 1945. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS, born His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck (14 April 1874–16 January 1957), was a member of the British Royal Family, the younger brother of Queen Mary. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ...

A music enthusiast, Lord Harewood has devoted most of his career to opera. He served as editor of Opera magazine from 1950 to 1953 and served as director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden from 1951 to 1953 and again from 1969 to 1972. He served as chairman of the board of the English National Opera (ENO) from 1986 to 1995; musical director of the ENO from 1972 to 1985; artistic director of the Edinburgh, Leeds, Adelaide Festivals; Managing Director of the ENO offshoot English National Opera North from 1978 to 1981. Lord Harewood served as a governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1985 to 1987 and as the president of the Board of Film Classification from 1985 to 1996. He is the author or editor of three books, Kobbé's Complete Opera Book (ed. 1954, now The New Kobbé's Opera Book, edited with Antony Peattie, latest ed. 1997), The Tongs and the Bones (an autobiography, 1981), and Kobbé's Illustrated Opera Book (ed. 1989). His other interests include football: he served as president of the Football Association from 1963 to 1972 and of Leeds United Football Club since 1983. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera English National Opera (ENO), located at the Coliseum Theatre on St. ... North Terrace, Adelaide - Cultural Precinct The Adelaide Festival of Arts is a prestigious arts festival held biannually in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Opera North is a British opera company. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... Gustav Kobbé A.M. (1857-1918) was an American music critic and author, born in New York. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ...

On 29 September 1949, Lord Harewood married Marion Stein (born 18 October 1926), a concert pianist and a famous operatic singer, and the daughter of the Viennese music publisher Edwin Stein. Their marriage produced three sons: September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Marion Donata Stein (born 18 October 1926) was an Austrian concert pianist, operatic singer and a former Countess of Harewood. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... The Viennese language is an East Central Austro-Bavarian dialect spoken mostly in the Austrian capital of Vienna. ... A music publisher deals in the marketing and commercial exploitation of songs. ... Edwin Stein was an Austrian music publisher. ...

• David, Viscount Lascelles (born 21 October 1950)
• The Honourable James Lascelles (born 5 October 1953)
• The Honourable Jeremy Lascelles (born 14 February 1955)

This marriage ended in divorce in 1967, considered a scandal at the time. Marion went on to marry politician Jeremy Thorpe. Lord Harewood was married a second time on 31 July 1967 to Patricia Tuckwell (born 24 November 1926), an Australian violinist and sister of the musician Barry Tuckwell. They have one son: Born the 21 October 1950, son of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, he is 40th in line to the British throne, and first in line to the Earl of Harewood. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Honourable James Lascelles (born 5 October 1953) is the second son of George, 7th Earl of Harewood and his first wife, the former Marion Stein (now Mrs. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (279th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Honourable Jeremy Lascelles (born 14 February 1955) is the youngest child of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood and Countess Marion (Maria) Donata Stein (nee Theresa Pamplamousse(Marion) Stein). ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Jeremy Thorpe (born April 29, 1929) is a British politician, who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Patricia Lascelles (born 24 November 1926) is an Australian violinist and is the Countess of Harewood. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Professor Barry Tuckwell, AC, OBE, (born 1931) is an Australian French horn player who spent much of his working life in the UK. He was born in Melbourne and joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at 15, only a year after starting on the horn. ...

• Mark Lascelles (born 4 July 1965)

Since Mark Lascelles was born out of wedlock, he and his descendants are not in the line of succession to the British Throne or in remainder to the earldom of Harewood. The Honourable Mark Lascelles (born 4 July 1965) is the only son of the 7th Earl of Harewood from his second marriage to the Australian violinist Patricia Tuckwell. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent. ... The title Earl of Harewood (pronounced Harwood) was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the 1st Baron Harewood, the second cousin of the 1st Baron Harewood of an earlier creation. ...

Lord Harewood served as chancellor of the University of York from 1962 to 1967. Queen Elizabeth II created him a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1986. For other uses, see Chancellor (disambiguation). ... The University of York is a campus university in York, England. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...

He was ranked 270th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2005 with an estimated wealth of £148m. The Sunday Times Rich List 2005 lists the 1000 richest individuals or families living or with homes in the United Kingdom as measured in January 2005. ...

Titles from birth

• The Hon. George Lascelles (7 February 1923 – 6 October 1929)
• Viscount Lascelles (6 October 1929 – 24 May 1947)
• The Rt Hon. The Earl of Harewood (24 May 1947 – 1986)
• The Rt Hon. The Earl of Harewood, KBE (1986—)