Wikipedia Princess Margaret Biography

He was equerry to king george vi from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for queen elizabeth ii from 1952 to 1953.

Wikipedia princess margaret biography. Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry divorcee wallis simpson. Group captain peter wooldridge townsend cvo dso dfc bar 22 november 1914 19 june 1995 was a royal air force officer flying ace courtier and author. Princess margaret and the earl of snowdon with the united states president lyndon b. Early life and education.

Princess margaret countess of snowdon from simple english wikipedia the free encyclopedia princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo gcstj margaret rose. 15 january 1882 1 may 1920 was crown princess of sweden and duchess of scania as the first wife of the future king gustaf vi adolfshe was the elder daughter of prince arthur duke of connaught third son of queen victoria of the united kingdom and his wife princess louise margaret of prussia. Following the abdication of edward viii to marry american wallis. Townsend notably had a romance with princess margaret the queens only sibling.

Born margaret elphinstone in westminster london rhodes was the youngest daughter of the 16th lord elphinstone and his wife lady mary bowes lyon an elder sister of queen elizabeth the queen mother. Princess margaret of connaught margaret victoria charlotte augusta norah. Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose. She was born at westminster palace as the eldest daughter of king henry vii of england and elizabeth of york.

Princess margaret rose was born on august 21 1930 at glamis castle scotland the second daughter of the duke and duchess of york. Margaret tudor 28 november 1489 18 october 1541 was queen consort of scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to james iv of scotland and then after her husband died fighting the english she became regent for their son james v of scotland from 1513 until 1515. During the second world war she lived at windsor castle and. A life of contrasts told the cut the love of her life was one man and he was the man who died before she was 22 and that man was her father the king whom she adored on feb.

Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. Princess margaret in full princess margaret rose windsor countess of snowdon born august 21 1930 glamis castle scotlanddied february 9 2002 london england british royal the second daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth from 1952 queen elizabeth the queen mother and the younger sister of queen elizabeth ii. Less than a year older than the future queen she was a frequent playmate of the young princess elizabeth. Johnson and his wife lady bird at the white house on 17 november 1965 in february 1960 snowdon then known as antony armstrong jones became engaged to the queens sister princess margaret and they married on 6 may 1960 at westminster abbey.

6 1952 king george died suddenly at the age of 56.