Princess Margaret White House State Dinner

Princess margaret gave a short toast and there was dinner and dancing. Nearly five decades after princess margarets visit to the white house. Johnson presidential library in 1965 princess margaret and her husband lord snowdon embarked on a whirlwind tour of the united states visiting several cities.
princess margaret white house state dinner

The janesville daily gazette on december 27 1965 quoted the former white house chef as saying of margaret she traveled all over the country but the white house was the only place that served.

Princess margaret white house state dinner. Johnson and lord snowdon pose for photographers in the queens room at the white house november 17th prior to a dinner. President johnson dancing with princess margaret at a state dinner at the white. Yoichi okamoto courtesy lyndon b. The second episode of the season titled margaretology centers on her 1965 tour of the united states during which she is dispatched to dinner at the white house to try to convince president.

Princess margaret and her husband did attend a state dinner at the white house though it was a long planned evening and not tied to any dispute over vietnam or englands finances. Original caption president lyndon johnson r princess margaret mrs. Their royal tour ended in washington dc capped off with a black tie dinner at the white house hosted by then. In the end it was a pretty standard affair.