Wednesday, June 26, 2019
George VI's nephew a German captive
June 26, 1944
Berlin Radio said tonight that Viscount Lascelles has been captured in Italy, according to the Associated Press.
George Henry Hubert Lascelles. 21, is the elder of two sons of the Princess Royal, younger sister of King George VI, and her husband, the the Earl of Harewood.
Shortly before the announcement in Berlin, an official announcement was released from Harewood House in Leeds.
"Lord Harewood has had official intimation that Lt. Viscount Lascelles is reported wounded and missing and believed to be a prisoner of war.
Lord Lascelles joined the Grenadier Guards two years ago as a private. He is the heir to his father's earldom.
A Toronto dispatch citing the Canadian Broadcasting company said Lord Lascelles "was wounded so severely that he could not be moved except by jeep." Another Grenadier Guard volunteered to get a jeep but when he returned Lord Lascelles and his men were missing."
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