Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones were married for nearly two decades before separating in and announcing their divorce two years later. For the princess and Armstrong-Jones, who had two children, their relationship was anything but conventional. For starters, he became the first commoner in years to marry into the royal family. In the beginning of the courtship, the princess and Armstrong-Jones were able to avoid the press. As Anne de Courcy explained in her book Snowdon: The Biography via Vanity Fair , he began joining her group outings to the theater or dinner.
Was Princess Margaret’s Ex-Husband Gay? The Rumors of Lord Snowdon, Explained
Was Princess Margaret's Ex-Husband Gay? The Rumors of Lord Snowdon, Explained
Now Lord Snowdon, who as plain Antony Armstrong-Jones married Princess Margaret in , has given hours of interviews for an explosive biography that finally reveals his secrets. This is our second extract. Passionate: Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon in the early days of their marriage. When the staff at Clarence House were assembled and told that Princess Margaret was engaged, there was great excitement. There was a long drawn-out 'ooh' of disappointment. Few of the staff had heard of Tony, and most had expected the Queen's sister to make a far grander marriage than to a man cruelly and monstrously unfairly described by the novelist Kingsley Amis as a 'dog-faced, tight-jeaned fotog of fruitarian tastes'.
The original royal rebel Princess Margaret and her island of 'Mustake'
Princess Margaret Rose Windsor — , Countess of Snowdon and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was arguably one of the most popular royals in modern history. Known for her rebellious nature and determined personality, she made headlines around the world for her 'party-girl' lifestyle and her relationship with her father's equerry Group Captain Peter Townsend — a romance that featured in the blockbuster Netflix series The Crown. But how much do you know about the royal? By Rachel Dinning.
HE was the motorbike-riding, drug-taking philanderer whose marriage to Princess Margaret was a bombshell to the stuffy Royal Family. His photographic talent was immense. He did some great photos of me in the s — this one people still use. I like him a lot. Born Antony Armstrong-Jones to a Welsh barrister father and glamorous English mother in , he grew up known as Tony.