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Princess Margaret

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

Sitter associated with 276 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, 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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Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(11)

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

by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 22 June 1931
NPG P140(11)

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(12)

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

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

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth II, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(14)

Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth II

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

Princess Margaret, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(21)

Princess Margaret

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

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(15)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

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

Queen Elizabeth II; King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(13)

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

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

Princess Margaret, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(22)

Princess Margaret

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

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(16)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

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

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret, by Marcus Adams - NPG P140(17)

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

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

Princess Margaret, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG P870(12)

Princess Margaret

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

Conversation piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, by Sir James Gunn - NPG 3778

Conversation piece at the Royal Lodge, Windsor

by Sir James Gunn
oil on canvas, 1950
On display at Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Australia
NPG 3778

Princess Margaret, by Cecil Beaton - NPG P349

Princess Margaret

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1950
NPG P349

Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, by Unknown photographer - NPG P1657

Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, June 1953
NPG P1657

Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret, 1980, by Norman Parkinson - NPG P198

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

by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1980
NPG P198

Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret, by Norman Parkinson - NPG P200

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

by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1980
NPG P200

Queen Elizabeth II; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Princess Margaret, by Norman Parkinson - NPG P1607

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

by Norman Parkinson
C-type colour print, 1980
NPG P1607

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother when Duchess of York; Princess Margaret, by Speaight Ltd - NPG x199600

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother when Duchess of York; Princess Margaret

by Speaight Ltd
bromide print, 1930
NPG x199600

'H.R.H. The Duchess of York with the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose' (Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother), by Marcus Adams, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons - NPG x193269

'H.R.H. The Duchess of York with the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose' (Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother)

by Marcus Adams, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1931 (22 June 1931)
NPG x193269

'T.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth and her baby sister The Princess Margaret Rose', by Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co - NPG x193138

'T.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth and her baby sister The Princess Margaret Rose'

by Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1931
NPG x193138

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret, by Frederick Thurston - NPG x87177

Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret

by Frederick Thurston
chlorobromide print, August 1932
NPG x87177

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