Princess Margaret Married Antony Armstrong Jones

Lord snowdon was married to princess margaret sister of queen elizabeth ii from 1960 to 1978. But a new documentary says tony armstrong jones who became husband to princess margaret and brother in law to queen elizabeth had a charm which appealed to the royal rebel and she was drawn to. My extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown hachette books.
antony armstrong jones married to princess margaret

And although the princess and armstrong jones divorced they remained friendly until margaret passed away in 2002.

Princess margaret married antony armstrong jones. 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. Princess margaret was attended by eight young bridesmaids. Catherine vesey daughter of. Princess margaret then 29 married anthony armstrong jones on may 6 1960 at westminster abbey in london an event covered in season 2 of the crown.

The princess anne daughter of the queen and the duke of edinburgh. Over the years margarets wedding present turned into. C keystone france getty images antony armstrong jones married princess margaret in may 1960 in the first televised royal wedding. Princess margaret and antony armstrong jones stand in the grounds of royal lodge getty images as a result armstrong jones who took the title of the 1st earl of snowdon after his marriage soon began a slew of affairs and flings in secret.

What margaret did not know was that her husband was never very faithful to her as he had been having an affair with his best friend jeremy frys wife camilla even before they got married a relationship that led her to get pregnant with his child. Before princess margaret became a mother she married antony armstrong jones. Lady rose nevill daughter of the marquess and marchioness of abergavenny. As the telegraph reported the wedding the.

During her twenties margaret had an illicit and tumultuous romance with group captain peter townsend of the royal. Miss angela nevill daughter of lord and lady rupert nevill. His marriage to margaret princess margaret first met antony. Princess margaret and the earl of snowdon with the united states president lyndon b.

Lord snowdon born as antony charles robert armstrong jones on march 7 1930 in london england. And when margaret married antony armstrong jones a free spirited photographer in 1960 tennant gave her a plot of land as a wedding present.