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Princess Margaret (1930-2002), Daughter of George VI; Countess of Snowdon

Sitter associated with 228 portraits
The second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and younger sister of the HM The Queen. Began carrying out public engagements, often with her sister, soon after the Second World War. As leader of the 'Princess Margaret set' she was known for her striking beauty that, combined with her fashion sense, made her a style icon for the 1950s and early 1960s. Married the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones (the Earl of Snowdon) in 1960. They had two children, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto. The marriage was dissolved in 1978. Acted for many years as an active patron of numerous charities and was President of the Royal Ballet.

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P140(11)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1931
NPG P140(11)

P140(12)

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1931
NPG P140(12)

P140(14)

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth II

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1932
NPG P140(14)

P140(21)

Princess Margaret

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1934
NPG P140(21)

P140(15)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1936
NPG P140(15)

P140(13)

Queen Elizabeth II; King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1938
NPG P140(13)

P140(22)

Princess Margaret

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, circa 1939
NPG P140(22)

P140(16)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1941
NPG P140(16)

P140(17)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1941
NPG P140(17)

P870(12)

Princess Margaret

by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, November 1947
NPG P870(12)

3778

Conversation piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor

by Sir James Gunn
oil on canvas, 1950
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3778

P349

Princess Margaret

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1950
NPG P349

P198

Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret, 1980

by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1980
NPG P198

P200

Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret

by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1980
NPG P200

x87177

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Frederick Thurston
chlorobromide print, August 1932
NPG x87177

x87178

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Frederick Thurston
chlorobromide print, August 1932
NPG x87178

x87179

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Frederick Thurston
bromide print, August 1932
NPG x87179

x87180

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth II

by Frederick Thurston
resin print, August 1932
NPG x87180

x131121

Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

by Edward George W. Malindine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 6 May 1935
NPG x131121

x134883

The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

by and after Vandyk
hand-coloured bromide print, 6 November 1935
NPG x134883

Related People
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (nephew)
Princess Anne (niece)
Sir David Bowes-Lyon (uncle)
Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (uncle)
Prince Charles (nephew)
Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (daughter)
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (uncle)
Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (nephew)
Queen Elizabeth II (sister)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (mother)
Lady Mary Frances Elphinstone (née Bowes-Lyon) (aunt)
King George V (grandfather)
King George VI (father)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (uncle)
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (son)
Queen Mary (grandmother)
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (aunt)
Lord Snowdon (husband)
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandfather)
Nina Cecilia Bowes-Lyon (née Cavendish-Bentinck), Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandmother)
Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (uncle)
Links
Glamis Castle, Glamis, Angus, Scotland
Category
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Place
Angus