Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, CI, GCVO, GCStJ, was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth21 August 1930
heirs
I'm the heir apparent to the heir presumptive.
grateful concern
I am deeply grateful for the concern of all those who constantly prayed for my happiness.
growing-up goldfish privacy
When my sister and I were growing up, she was made out to be the goody-goody one. I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl.
queens children aunt
My children are not royal; they just happen to have the Queen for their aunt.
rift my-sister our-family
In our family, we don't have rifts. We have a jolly good row and then it's all over. And I've only twice ever had a row with my sister.
goldfish privacy bowls
I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl.
joy disobedience
Disobedience is my joy!
people breakfast intention
I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast.
christian teaching church
I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others.
zoos tea watches
[On public events attended by royalty:] It was the usual 'zoo tea.' You know, we eat - the others watch.
queens hands walking-away
The Queen is the only person who can put on a tiara with one hand, while walking down stairs.
mother new-york queens
It was while Princess Margaret was attending a high-society party in New York that the hostess asked her politely how the Queen was keeping. "Which one?" she is reported to have replied with her typically razor-sharp wit. "My sister, my mother or my husband?