Princess Margaret First Husband
Antony armstrong jones married princess margaret in may 1960 in the first televised royal wedding.
Princess margaret first husband. But what do we know about the man behind the ill fated romance. Johnson and his wife lady bird at the white house on 17 november 1965 in february 1960 snowdon then known as antony armstrong jones became engaged to the queens sister princess margaret and they married on 6 may 1960 at westminster abbey. Lord snowdon in 1958 and a couple of months later sat for a portrait with him. Princess margaret and the earl of snowdon with the united states president lyndon b.
Before long the two struck up a. It attracted over 300 million viewers around the world. Empics on may 6 1960 the couples became the first royal marriage to be broadcast on television. Before marrying anthony armstrong jones and welcoming two children with him margarets first love was peter townsend.
Just three weeks later while the royal newlyweds were in the middle of a six week caribbean honeymoon he became a fatherbut not by his new wife.