younger sister Cecily, were made Ladies of the Garter, their older sister Elizabeth had already been named Lady of the Garter in February of the same year. In addition, there is no information on how Mary lived in her later years; documents of this period contain only information about the political situation in the country and do not affect the private life of the younger members of the royal family. At the end of 1481, Mary fell ill and died on 23 May 1482 in the Palace of Placentia. The body of the princess was not embalmed, but was dressed in rich clothes and put up for farewell in a church in Greenwich. On the same day a memorial mass was celebrated by the Bishop of Norwich James Goldwell; another service was held the next day in the presence of many religious figures and representatives of the nobility: the Bishop of Chichester Edward Story, the Barons Dacre, Dudley and Beauchamp and the Bishop of Salisbury Richard Beauchamp. Mary's coffin was taken in a magnificent procession to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle and was buried in the southeastern part of the chapel, next to Prince George, the third son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who died in infancy. The mourners at Mary's funeral were the Queen's sister Lady Grey, Lady Catherine Grey, Lady Strange, Baroness Dacre and other ladies. Baroness Dacre, after the death of Mary's younger brother George, served as maid of honor and governess to the princess. The third and last mass was celebrated after the funeral for commoners. In 1789, a worker carrying out repairs to the chapel accidentally discovered and opened the tomb of King Edward IV and his wife Elizabeth Woodville. In a room adjacent to the crypt, the coffins of two children were found –presumably George and Mary. However, in 1810, places were being prepared in the chapel for the burial of members of the family of King George III, and the remains of two more children were found in another room; some remains, well preserved, fell under the parameters of Mary. Thus, it is not known whose remains were buried next to the grave of Edward IV and his wife. Ancestry Notes Citations References External links Remarks on the Privy Purse Expenses and Memoirs of the Siblings of Elizabeth of York The Peerage.com 1467 births 1482 deaths People from Windsor, Berkshire House