Princess Margaret Funeral

Georges chapel at windsor castle and just like she insisted before she died she was cremated with no royal family members present.

Princess margaret funeral. Andrew motion who had previously written poems for the wedding of prince edward the queen mothers 100th birthday and the death of princess margaret released an elegy in honour of the queen mother. The new york times reported that margaret left closely scripted instructions for her funeralwhich occurred on the 50th anniversary of her fathers king george vi. The ceremony was at st. Her family her friends and her lovers.

The funeral of her royal highness the princess margaret countess of snowdon will take place on friday 15 february at 300pm in st georges chapel windsor. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Both the queen and the prince of wales paid tribute to the queen mother in separate television broadcasts. Princess margarets funeral was held in private in st georges chapel windsor on the 50th anniversary of her fathers funeral on february 15.

In a break from tradition princess margaret asked to. 306 pm est 2006 gmt london england britains 101 year old queen mother was among 400 mourners at windsor castle for the funeral of her daughter princess margaret. All the elements of princess margarets life came together at her funeral yesterday. The funeral will be attended by the princesss family and friends and will not be a state occasion.

The queen suffered the loss of her younger sister princess margaret and the queen mother in quick succession in 2002.