Princess Margaret
(1930-2002), Daughter of George VI; Countess of SnowdonSitter associated with 293 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.
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
bromide print, 1931
NPG P140(12)
Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth II
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1932
NPG P140(14)
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
bromide print, 1938
NPG P140(13)
Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1941
NPG P140(16)
Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret
by Marcus Adams
bromide print, 1941
NPG P140(17)
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
oil on canvas, 1950
NPG 3778
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, June 1953
NPG P1657
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
colour print, 1980
NPG P200
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
bromide print, 1930
NPG x199600
Marion Crawford; Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Margaret
by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
gelatin silver print, 1930s
NPG x194475
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
bromide postcard print, circa 1931
NPG x193138
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)
- Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (husband)
- (Cecilia) Nina Bowes-Lyon (née Cavendish-Bentinck), Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandmother)
- Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandfather)
- Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (uncle)
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