Princess Margaret Then And Now

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

Princess margaret then and now. David armstrong jones now 2nd earl of snowdon was born a year after princess margarets wedding. At the time nerissa was 22. The still semi newlyweds welcomed their first child david on november 3 1961. Margarets relationship with roddy llewellyna.

Then there were evenings of singalongs while margaret played the piano and charades and jigsaw puzzles and dancing. Princess margaret eventually struck up a relationship with photographer antony armstrong jones who was appointed 1st earl of snowdon following their marriage in may 1960. 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. Princess margaret first met antony armstrong jones at a dinner party in 1958.

Two years later the couple announced they were getting married becoming lord and countess snowdon on may 6 1960. Princess diana was killed in a car crash in paris on august 31 1997 along with her then boyfriend dodi fayed. Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose. Their son david albert.

Ann margret widely considered one of the most beautiful starts of the 1960s and 70s is still a knockout in 2019 at 78 years old. Like most of the crowns plotlines the episode is based in a sad realitynerissa and katherine bowes lyon were indeed sent away to royal earlswood hospital in 1941. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. Princess margaret in 1993 getty then in early 1993 she was admitted to.

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