Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, CI, GCVO (Margaret Rose Armstrong-Jones, née Windsor) 21 August 1930–9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and sister of the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. She also later held the title Countess of Snowdon by marriage.

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CI - GCVO - Windsor - 21 August - 1930 - 9 February - 2002 - King George VI - Queen Elizabeth - British monarch - Queen Elizabeth II - Countess of Snowdon

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A temperamental beauty known to be overly sensitive to perceived slights to her royal position, Princess Margaret was always a controversial member of the British Royal Family. Her private life was plagued by romantic disappointments, including falling in love with a divorced older man in her youth, a subsequent often unhappy marriage to a commoner, an acrimonious divorce beset with accusations of adultery, and, in her later years, a public affair with a much younger man.

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