Margaret Rose Windsor

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Margaret was born on 21 AUG 1930 in Glamis, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, the daughter of George VI Windsor and Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon. ^{[Note 2]}

She died on 9 FEB 2002 in London, England.

Her husband was Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, who she married on 6 MAY 1960 in Westminster Cathedral, London, England. Their two known children were David Albert Charles (1961-) and Sarah Frances Elizabeth (1964-).

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Note 1

She was privately educated. After the death of her father, King George VI in 1952, she assumed various ceremonial duties, such as official tours of Commonwealth territories. She was refused permission in 1955 to marry the divorced Royal Air Force captain Peter Townsend (1914- ), a former member of her father's staff.

She is also known as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

She supposedly has size 2 1/2 shoes. She is a heavy smoker despite her doctor's warnings. Margaret was a lively and talented girl, and was always considered to be the beauty of the family.

Note 2

She was the last Royal born in England that required a Parliamentary witness for the Royal birth; the practice ended when her father decreed that there was no longer need for such anachronistic nonsense.