Princess Margaret
Netflixs fourth season of the crown premieres on november 15 2020 and continues to explore princess margarets helena bonham carter mental health issues.
Princess margaret. Princess margarets official biographer christopher warwick told the publication the documents put a completely different complexion on the accepted version of events. Princess margaret british royal the second daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth and the younger sister of queen elizabeth ii. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. She was known as one of the royal familys most vivacious characters and fans are learning more about her thanks to netflixs the crownin seasons 1 and 2 vanessa kirby portrayed the brit and now bafta award winning actress helena bonham carter has replaced kirby for season 3.
She struggled throughout her life to balance an independent spirit and artistic temperament with her duties as a member of britains royal family. While princess margaret is no longer with us her memory stays alive through photographs and of course the crown netflixs hit drama series about the british royalsin season four which. In the finale of the third season margaret appears to attempt suicide. Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry.
Princess margaret also known as the countess of snowdon was queen elizabeth iis younger and only sibling. Below we investigate the real story behind the season 3. Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose. Their son david albert.
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 died of a stroke in 2002 and both lady sarah and david started a charity as a way to honor her called the princess margaret fund which supports stroke research. Princess margaret became the first royal to divorce in over 400 years.