Earl of Harewood Autograph, Fort Belvedere Windsor Park

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A real photographic postcard of Gerald Lascelles at the age of 8 years as well as his signature on Fort Belvedere letterhead and a second signature as "Harewood" Lascelles was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Fort Belvedere was a royal residence in Windsor Great Park until 1976 and the home of King Edward VIII. The items are part of a larger collection of letters and autographs relating to historical and royal personnages sold by Bonhams & Butterfields at auction in Los Angeles. Good condition. A brief summary of Lascelle's life is as follows: Gerald Lascelles Born 21 August 1924 (1924-08-21 ) Died 27 February 1998 (1998-02-27 ) (aged 73) Spouse Angela Dowding (m.1952–1978)Elizabeth Evelyn Collingwood (m. 1978–1998) Children Henry LascellesMartin David Lascelles Parents Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood Mary, Princess Royal Gerald David Lascelles (21 August 1924 – 27 February 1998) was the younger son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal , the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck . He was the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II . He was styled The Honourable Gerald Lascelles. He and his first cousin, The Princess Margaret , shared the same birthday.Lascelles was born at Goldsborough Hall , near Knaresborough , North Yorkshire , and was baptised with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of York as his godparents. After Edward VIII abdicated, he became 8th in the line of succession .On 15 July 1952, he married Angela Estree Lyssod D'Arcy Dowding (20 April 1919 – 28 February 2007) at St. Margaret's, Westminster . Before divorcing in 1978, they had one son, Henry Ulick Lascelles , born on 19 May 1953. Henry married first Alexandra Morton in 25 August 1979, divorced 1999, and second Fiona Wilmott in 2006. He has one son by his first marriage, Maximilian John Gerald, born 19 December 1991.On 17 November 1978, Lascelles married his second wife, Elizabeth Evelyn Collingwood (23 April 1924 – 14 January 2006), in Vienna , Austria . They had a son, Martin David (born 9 February 1962, London), before their marriage. Martin married Charmaine Eccleston in 1999, and they have a son, Alexander Joshua, born in 2002. Martin also has an illegitimate daughter with Carol Douet named Georgina Elizabeth. She was born in 1988.Lascelles was the president of the British Racing Drivers' Club from 1964 to 1991 after the 5th Earl Howe died. Lord Howe had asked Lascelles to replace him. He [who? ] was briefly a driver before this. He was also a passionate jazz enthusiast and collaborated with journalist and magazine editor Sinclair Traill in compiling the popular 'Just Jazz' yearbooks in the 1950s. Lascelles died in Bergerac , France , in 1998. Ancestry [ show ]Ancestors of Gerald Lascelles 16. Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood 8. Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood 17. Louisa Thynne 4. Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harewood 18. Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde 9. Elizabeth de Burgh 19. Harriet Canning 2. Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood 20. George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford 10. Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford 21. Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe 5. Florence Bridgeman 22. Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester 11. Selina Weld-Forester 23. Katherine Mary Manners 1. Gerald Lascelles 24. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 12. Edward VII of the United Kingdom 25. Victoria of the United Kingdom 6. George V of the United Kingdom 26. Christian IX of Denmark 13. Princess Alexandra of Denmark 27. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel 3. Mary, Princess Royal 28. Duke Alexander of Württemberg 14. Francis, Duke of Teck 29. Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde 7. Princess Mary of Teck 30. Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge 15. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge 31. Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel English royalty Preceded by Tallulah Lascelles Line of succession to the British throne Henry & Maximilian Lascelles Succeeded by The Duke of Fife Sporting position... read more

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