Princess Margaret
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This is the life story of a woman who is the daughter of a King and the sister of a Queen but who has tried to live her own life, even though she could never quite break the golden bonds of her privileged position.
Princess Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor
born: 21-08-1930
birth place: England
died: 09-02-2002
Princess Margaret Rose Windsor was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Their parents were the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Margaret fell in love with an RAF pilot and Battle of Britain hero, Peter Townsend, who was some years her senior. Townsend was divorced; had Margaret married him, she would have had to forfeit her place in the line of succession. Margaret took advice from the Archbishop of Canterbury and senior politicians, and decided not to marry him, making a public announcement to this effect in October, 1955.
In 1960, she married a photographer, Anthony Armstrong-Jones. Her husband was given the title, Earl of Snowdon, and, for the duration of their marriage, Margaret was known as the Countess of Snowdon. They had two children, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, before getting divorced in 1978.
Margaret was well-known for being active in high-society circles, but was also involved in causes such as children's rights and supporting the arts.
However, it was her indiscretions that always made headline news. She spent much of her spare time on the Caribbean island of Mustique, and had a relationship with a younger man, Roddy Llewellyn. Suggestions were made that she should be removed from the Civil List. Rumours have more recently emerged about her alleged bisexuality, drug abuse, and other affairs.
Margaret never remarried. Ill-health, partly due to heavy smoking, affected her later years, and her last public appearances were made in a wheelchair.
She died in her sleep in February 2002.
born: 21-08-1930
birth place: England
died: 09-02-2002
Princess Margaret Rose Windsor was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Their parents were the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Margaret fell in love with an RAF pilot and Battle of Britain hero, Peter Townsend, who was some years her senior. Townsend was divorced; had Margaret married him, she would have had to forfeit her place in the line of succession. Margaret took advice from the Archbishop of Canterbury and senior politicians, and decided not to marry him, making a public announcement to this effect in October, 1955.
In 1960, she married a photographer, Anthony Armstrong-Jones. Her husband was given the title, Earl of Snowdon, and, for the duration of their marriage, Margaret was known as the Countess of Snowdon. They had two children, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, before getting divorced in 1978.
Margaret was well-known for being active in high-society circles, but was also involved in causes such as children's rights and supporting the arts.
However, it was her indiscretions that always made headline news. She spent much of her spare time on the Caribbean island of Mustique, and had a relationship with a younger man, Roddy Llewellyn. Suggestions were made that she should be removed from the Civil List. Rumours have more recently emerged about her alleged bisexuality, drug abuse, and other affairs.
Margaret never remarried. Ill-health, partly due to heavy smoking, affected her later years, and her last public appearances were made in a wheelchair.
She died in her sleep in February 2002.
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