Princess Margaret In The 60s

Princess margaret was a fashion icon of the 50s and 60s and once second in line to the british throne. From her sense of style to her celebrity pals margaret was never far from the front pages. Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry.

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Princess margaret in the 60s. The princess had recently recovered from a broken nose from a riding accident. They had two children together david and sarah. Princess margaret 1930 2002 on the day of her wedding to anthony armstrong jones later lord snowdon 6th may 1960 leaving for westminster abbey with her father prince philip duke of edinburgh 1921 date. Later in life margarets health started declining.

Heres all you need to know about the revolutionary royal. Eventually margaret moved on and in 1960 she married the photographer anthony armstrong jones. Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose. According to theo aronsons princess margaret.

21 august 1930 9 february 2002 was the younger daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth and the only sibling of queen elizabeth ii. Back in the 60s when snowdon was away on a. Princess margaret younger sister of the queen was actually the royal who ruled the 60s. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister.

In 1965 princess margaret and her husband lord snowdon embarked on a whirlwind tour of the united states visiting several cities and concluding with a black tie dinner at the white house hosted. In november of 1965 the queens sister princess margaret and her then husband antony armstrong jones traveled to america on an invitation from sharman douglas the daughter of a former us. Margaret and armstrong jones divorced in 1978 after a very tumultuous marriageand after the tabloids published photos of her on vacation with roddy llewellyn a gardener 17 years younger than her. Though the crown suggests llewellyn was the princesss first affair margaret had allegedly entertained a few men previous to the 25 year old.

During an official visit to hollywood in the 1960s margaret went too far when she ordered judy garland to sing. Helping one of her mothers corgis board an aircraft to sandringham in 1966.