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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonCIGCVOGCStJ (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002), was the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Early life
[change | change source]Princess Margaret was born on 21 August, 1930 in Glamis Castle, Scotland.
Princess margaret biography
She was the first member of the royal family in direct line of succession to be born in Scotland since the 1600s.[3]
During the 1950s, she was in a relationship with Peter Townsend which gained much press coverage hoping they would marry, but ultimately they did not.
In 1960, she married the photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones, who was made Earl of Snowdon. They had two children, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon born in 1961 and Lady Sarah Chatto born in 1964. After they divorced in 1978, she was known as Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon; the Earl's new wife was simply the Countess of Snowdo