Princess Margaret Wedding Day

Princess margaret made history back in 1960 with her and antony armstrong jones ceremony on may 6 being the first british royal wedding to be broadcast on tv.

Princess margaret wedding day. Princess margaret 1930 2002 leaving clarence house in london for westminster abbey on her wedding day. On may 6 1960 princess margaret married antony armstrong jones at westminster abbey. Though armstrong jones was the photographer at the wedding of margarets friends lady anne coke and the hon. On may 6 1960.

Colin tennant in april 1956. Princess margaret met photographer antony armstrong jones in 1958 at a dinner party at the chelsea home of lady elizabeth cavendish. News of the wedding initially came as a shock to the public as well as the royal family. Princess margarets wedding day.

Photo by central pressgetty images while queen elizabeth ii and most royal brides since including kate middleton meghan markle and princess eugenie wore something borrowed from the royal vaults princess margaret decided to do things her own way and bought a 5500 tiara at auction in 1959. She struggled throughout her life to balance an independent spirit and artistic temperament with her duties as a member of britains royal family. Around 20 million viewers saw the. Princess margaret once again made royal history on her wedding day by having the first ever royal wedding to be televised for the world to watch.

It made history as the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television with an estimated 300 million. The still semi newlyweds welcomed their first child david on november 3 1961. Princess margaret british royal the second daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth and the younger sister of queen elizabeth ii. On the 6th of may 1960 a 29 year old princess margaret married 30 year old anthony tony armstrong jones.

David armstrong jones now 2nd earl of snowdon was born a year after princess margarets wedding.