The life of the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, is one of rebellion and breaking the rules, unlike her sister.

Margaret was born on August 21, 1930 and died on February 9, 2002.
Here are some facts and facts you didn’t know about Princess Margaret:

Unlike all members of the British royal family, about 300 years ago, Princess Margaret was born in Scotland, at her mother’s family seat at Glamis Castle.
Her grandfather, King George V, refused to call her “Anne” despite her parents’ wish, so they chose “Margaret Rose” instead.
She showed an early love of nightlife and the arts and was known for her charm and beauty.
For her father, King George VI, the difference between Margaret and her sister Elizabeth was summed up in phrases: “Lilipt (Elizabeth) is a source of pride to me, and Margaret is my joy.”
In her early twenties, Princess Margaret had a romantic relationship with her father’s assistant, Captain Peter Townsend, who was 16 years her senior. At that time, the two wanted to get married, but the captain was divorced and had two children, which made this marriage not up to the standards of the royal family.
The painter Pablo Picasso tried so hard to get the attention of the princess that his attempts would have included a formal marriage proposal.
Picasso’s biographer told Princess Margaret his story, which infuriated her: “I think it’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard,” she said.
In 1960, at the age of 29, she married photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones in the first televised wedding ceremony, attended by nearly 300 million viewers.
In 1961 she gave birth to her first child, the 2nd Earl of Snowdon, now a highly successful furniture maker, and after him daughter Sarah, who had inherited her father’s talent and her love of ballet. mother, and is now a painter and currently Vice President of the Royal Ballet.
The Countess’s marriage to her husband, Anthony, ended after many years of dispute, marking her first divorce from the royal family in 400 years.
Margaret had many health problems in her life, from her first stroke in 1988 to severe burns when she accidentally stepped into hot water, and a second stroke in 2001, which affected her vision and movement.
In 2002, the princess died at the age of 71 due to heart complications after a third heart attack, and before her death she recommended that her body be cremated and that her ashes be thrown into the graves of her father and mother after her death. , and her funeral ceremony was held on February 15, the 50th anniversary of the funeral of her father, King George VI.