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Lady Mary regularly attended major royal occasions, but like her father she did not carry out royal duties. On 20 November 1947, she was a bridesmaid at the marriage of the Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, participated in the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II and attended the Trooping the Colour every year between 1950 and 1999 (excluding 1955 when it was cancelled due to a rail strike). She attended the following royal marriages: the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer (1981); Princess Anne to Captain Mark Phillips (1972) and to Commander Timothy Laurence (1992); Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson (1986).
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