Princess Margaret Later Life

But shortly afterwards margaret suffered two strokes in a row.

Princess margaret later life. 152 on 5 january 1985 she had part of her left lung removed. In 1993 she contracted pneumonia. Like her father and following years of heavy smoking princess margaret underwent an operation to remove part of her left lung in early 1985. The princesss later life was marred by illness and disability.

Princess margaret the younger sister of queen elizabeth ii was known for being very different from her more straight laced sister. The editors of encyclopaedia britannica this article was most recently revised and updated by patricia bauer assistant editor. Margarets funeral was held on the 50th anniversary of her fathers death and at the same location st. Margaret invited peter townsend to lunch with her and others at kensington palace in the summer of 1992 when she was 61 and he 77.

Georges chapel in windsor. Princess margaret who smoked and drank heavily throughout her adult life was often in ill health. In 2002 after developing heart complications from a fourth stroke at the age of 71 margaret died peacefully in her sleep buckingham palace revealed via time. She had smoked cigarettes since the age of 15 or earlier and had continued to smoke heavily for many years.

By aliss higham published. Anson said later that the princess was in fantastic form that night and looked radiant in a red and gold jacket. He died three years later. While princess margaret is no longer with us her memory stays alive through photographs and of course the crown netflixs hit drama series about the british royals.

A statement said margaret was.