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On this day in history . 7th March 1930 . Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was born. . Marriage to Princess Margaret; . In February 1960, Snowdon, still known as Antony Armstrong-Jones, became engaged to the Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, & they married on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey. . The couple made their home in apartments at Kensington Palace. As he had been without title, he was created Earl of Snowdon & Viscount Linley of Nymans in the County of Sussex on 6 October 1961 due to concerns over the prospect of a British princess giving birth to a child without a title. . The Snowdon title has centuries-old royal associations, since the name Snowdon was borne by the Welsh princes & the House of Gwynedd before 1282, though here it was granted as a nod to Armstrong-Jones’s Welsh ancestry. A Barony of Snowdon (sometimes spelled Snaudon) was a subsidiary title of King George II’s son Frederick, Prince of Wales. . . The couple had two children: . David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, born 3 November 1961& Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, born 1 May 1964. . The marriage began to collapse very early & publicly. Various causes may have been behind the failure. In 1953 Margaret had been dissuaded from accepting the proposal of Group Captain Peter Townsend. . . Because Snowdon travelled around the world to complete assignments, he was often separated from his wife for many weeks. . Their break-up lasted sixteen years, accompanied by drugs, alcohol, & bizarre behaviour by both parties, such as Snowdon’s leaving lists between the pages of books the princess read for her to find, of “things I hate about you”.. . The marriage ended in divorce in 1978, when Roddy Llewellyn briefly entered Princess Margaret’s life & Snowdon played the outraged husband. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #TheYear1930 #AntonyArmstrongJones #EarlofSnowdon #Earl #otd #OnThisDay #bornonthisday #Snowdon #PrincessMargaret #CountessofSnowdon #Royalty #Monarchy #British #Photographer #Photography #Portraitist #BritishMonarchy #d7mar #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #Britishhistory (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMIjlivAJkR/?igshid=1t9f1a28iybgw

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The wedding dress of Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was worn at her wedding to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey. . The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk organza. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit Margaret’s petite frame. . The dress now belongs to the British Royal Collection and is part of a display of royal wedding dresses at Kensington Palace in London. . . . #PrincessMargaret #CountessofSnowdon #RoyalWedding #weddingdress #wedding #normanhartnell #royalcollection #Westminsterabbey #kensingtonpalace #royalty #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #monarchy #weddingphotos #Dress #Royal #weddingfashion #weddingphotos #BritishRoyalFamily #BritishRoyals (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDLw1Ivj0Bp/?igshid=1xafs3fav2tew

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The wedding dress of Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was worn at her wedding to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey. . The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk organza. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit Margaret’s petite frame. . The dress now belongs to the British Royal Collection and is part of a display of royal wedding dresses at Kensington Palace in London. . . . #PrincessMargaret #CountessofSnowdon #RoyalWedding #weddingdress #wedding #normanhartnell #royalcollection #Westminsterabbey #kensingtonpalace #royalty #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #monarchy #weddingphotos #Dress #Royal #weddingfashion #weddingphotos #BritishRoyalFamily #BritishRoyals (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDLwuH-DK1W/?igshid=1u5o84iqnedei

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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth & the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. . She married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960; the Queen made him Earl of Snowdon. They divorced in 1978. The couple had a son David & a daughter Sarah. . Portraits taken in 1949 by Cecil Beaton. . 📷 Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 . . . Visit @royalcollectiontrust . #PrincessMargaret #Princess #MargaretRose #Countess #CountessofSnowdon #history #RoyalHistory #Royal #Royalty #Royals #RoyalFamily #BritishRoyals #Britishroyalfamily #Portraits #PortraitPhotograph #Cecilbeaton #Monarchy #Britishroyal #Vintage #TheCrown #Houseofwindsor #BuckinghamPalace #RoyalLondon #BritishMonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8AM9OxA3r9/?igshid=2zfq2obvlcgm

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On This Day In Royal History . 9 February 2002 . Princess Margaret died . . ◼ The Princess’s later life was marred by illness & disability. She had smoked cigarettes since at least the age of 15 & had continued to smoke heavily for many years. On 5 January 1985 she had part of her left lung removed; the operation drew parallels with that of her father over 30 years earlier. In 1991 she quit smoking, though she continued to drink heavily. In January 1993 she was admitted to hospital for pneumonia. . ◼ She experienced a mild stroke in 1998. The following year the Princess suffered severe scalds to her feet in a bathroom accident, which affected her mobility to the extent she required support when walking & sometimes used a wheelchair. In January & March 2001, further strokes were diagnosed, which had left her with partial vision & paralysis on the left side. . ◼ Margaret’s last public appearances were at the 101st birthday celebrations of her mother in August 2001, & the 100th birthday celebration of her aunt, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, that December. . ◼ Princess Margaret died in the King Edward VII Hospital, London, on 9 February 2002 at the age of 71 after suffering another stroke. Her funeral was held on 15 February 2002, the 50th anniversary of her father’s funeral. In line with her wishes, the ceremony was a private service for family & friends. . ◼ Unlike most other members of the royal family, Princess Margaret was cremated. Her ashes were placed in the tomb of her parents, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (who died seven weeks after Margaret), in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, two months later. . ◼ A state memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey on 19 April 2002. . . . #Onthisday #Otd #Thisdayinhistory #onthisdayinhistory #RoyalHistory #royals #royalty #royalfamily #princessmargaret #countessofsnowdon #Vintagephotography #Portraitphotography #britishmonarchy #britishroyalfamily #London #History #Royal #Monarchy (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8W2f5LgUNX/?igshid=17ll6qdjh6hik

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On This Day In History . 30 October 1930 . Princess Margaret was baptised . . ◼ Princess Margaret was baptised in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on 30 October 1930 by Cosmo Lang, the Archbishop of Canterbury. . ◼ Her godparents were: the Prince of Wales (later, Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor), her paternal uncle, for whom his brother the Prince George stood proxy); Princess Ingrid of Sweden (her paternal cousin, for whom another cousin Lady Patricia Ramsay stood proxy); the Princess Victoria (her paternal great-aunt); the Lady Rose Leveson-Gower (her maternal aunt); and the Hon David Bowes-Lyon (her maternal uncle). . ◼ Princess Margaret was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. . . Portrait: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother when Duchess of York; Princess Margaret, by Speaight Ltd bromide print, 1930, NPG x199600 . 📷 © National Portrait Gallery, London . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1930 #QueenElizabeth #QueenMother  #PrincessMargaret #CountessofSnowdon #PrincessMargaretCountessofSnowdon #HerRoyalHighness #BritishMonarchy #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #D30Oct #Royals #History #Royalty #Thebritishmonarchy #RoyalHistory #Instahistory #Countess #OnThisDay #BuckinghamPalace #London (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QpCBvnsID/?igshid=1nlioub8lj363

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On This Day In History . 21st August 1930 . Princess Margaret was born. . ◼ Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. . ◼ Margaret was born Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret Rose of York on 21 August 1930 at Glamis Castle in Scotland, her mother's ancestral home. . ▪ The registration of her birth was delayed for several days to avoid her being numbered 13 in the parish register. . ◼ At the time of her birth, she was fourth in the line of succession to the British throne. Her father was Prince Albert, Duke of York (later George VI), the second son of King George V & Queen Mary. As a grandchild of the Sovereign in the male line, Margaret Rose was styled Her Royal Highness from birth. . ◼ Her mother was Elizabeth, Duchess of York, the youngest daughter of the 14th Earl and the Countess of Strathmore & Kinghorne. The Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) originally wanted the names Ann Margaret, as she explained to Queen Mary in a letter: "I am very anxious to call her Ann Margaret, as I think Ann of York sounds pretty, & Elizabeth and Ann go so well together." . ▪ King George V disliked the name Ann, but approved of the alternative "Margaret Rose". . .my, . #OnThisDayInHistory #OnThisDay #thisdayinhistory #d21Aug #TheYear1930 #PrincessMargaret #Royalty #britishroyalfamily #BritishRoyals #Glamiscastle #Scotland #CountessofSnowdon #BritishMonarch #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #Royal #Princess #QueenElizabeth #TheQueen #HerMajesty #buckinghampalace #GodSavetheQueen #QueenElizabeth #QueenMother #RoyalHistory #Instahistory (at Glamis Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1cHs1jAZMy/?igshid=ewfb22qayglx

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On This Day In History . 1930 . Princess Margaret was born. . ◼ Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #OnThisDay #thisdayinhistory #PrincessMargaret #Royalty #britishroyalfamily #BritishRoyals #Glamiscastle #Scotland #CountessofSnowdon #BritishMonarch #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #Royal #Princess #buckinghampalace #RoyalHistory (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1cJKu5AFj2/?igshid=2lrjf862gb7o