Princess Margaret Queen Juliana

Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry.

Princess margaret queen juliana. As an aunt of the reigning monarch king willem alexander she is a member of the dutch royal house and currently eighth and last in the line of succession to the throne. Queen elizabeths sister announced on october 31 1955 that her engagement to captain peter townsend was no more. Royal history is made in ottawa on jan. Princess margriet of the netherlands margriet francisca.

The younger sister of queen elizabeth ii princess margaret became known for an independent streak her reputation bolstered by a controversial relationship with royal equerry peter townsend. View gallery 55 photos. The first royal baby to ever be born in. In the crown s season three finale cri de coeur princess margaret helena bonham carter finds unexpected love with roddy llewellyn a landscape gardener 17 years her junior.

2305 sun nov 15 2020. 19 1943 when dutch princess juliana gives birth to her daughter margriet francisca at the citys civic hospital. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. The princess margaret rose of england arrives at queen juliana of the netherlandss crown foreign royal house foreign royal house royal royal queen juliana queen queen crown juliana louise emma marie wilhelmina crown monarchy monarchy royal family.

She passed away on february 9 2002. Born 19 january 1943 is the third daughter of queen juliana and prince bernhard. Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose. 1948 09 07 amsterdam netherlands photo size.

She had a lung operation in 1985 pneumonia in 1993 and at least three strokes between 1998 and 2001. Later in life margarets health started declining. Princess margaret the younger sister of queen elizabeth ii was known for being very different from her more straight laced sister. Future episodes of the spanish princess may explore the rest of margarets extremely eventful life including her on again off againand consistently tumultuousrelationship with her second husbandwhen margaret returned to scotland in 1517 for example angus literally snatched his young daughter out of her hands and took her to live in his castle according to history press.

Princess margaret gave up love for the crown on this day 65 years ago.