IT was the end of an era,  said one mourner as she left the village shop just yards from Harewood  House to attend Lord Harewood’s funeral today.
A first cousin of the Queen, he had  been lucky to escape with his life while a young man during the Second  World War when his death warrant was personally signed by Hitler.
Having  survived this setback - thanks to an SS soldier’s canny reading of the  shifting times - George Lascelles comfortably rode out the rest of his  life though it was not without its stormy moments.
Today the black  and gold Harewood coat of arms flag flew at half mast as around 100  members of staff lined a road outside the stately home in warm sunshine  and watched the funeral cortege pass by.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-14111817
http://www.harewood.org/whats-on/news/1/762
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/video_ken_bates_and_lesley_garrett_join_final_goodbye_to_the_earl_of_harewood_with_video_1_3584320
 

 
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