David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
© Armstrong Jones
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 4 April 1985
16 1/8 in. x 11 7/8 in. (408 mm x 303 mm) paper size; 12 1/2 in. x 11 5/8 in. (318 mm x 294 mm) image size
Given by Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, 2013
Primary Collection
NPG P1893
Sitterback to top
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961-), Furniture maker and former chairman of Christie's UK; son of Princess Margaret and 1st Earl of Snowdon. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930-2017), Photographer, film-maker and designer; former husband of Princess Margaret. Artist or producer of 285 portraits, Sitter in 22 portraits.
Events of 1985back to top
Current affairs
55 people die in the Manchester air disaster when a British Airtours Boeing 737 bursts into flames after an aborted takeoff at Manchester International Airport.Art and science
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organise Live Aid, a rock concert in London and Philadelphia, to raise funds for famine relief. The biggest names in popular music, including Paul McCartney, Queen, Status Quo, The Police, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, U2, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, performed to a TV audience of 1.5 billion.The British Antarctic Survey discovers a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.
International
Reformer Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power as first secretary of the Soviet Communist party. He calls for 'glasnost' (openness) in Soviet life, and pursues a policy of 'perestroika' (reconstruction).French intelligence operatives sabotage Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace vessel. The ship was leading a protest against French nuclear testing in New Zealand when it was bombed and sunk, killing one of the twelve on board.
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