Princess Margaret (left) with her sister, Queen Elizabeth, at a theater performance
F LIP THROUGH THIS month’s issue of Vanity Fair to find a riveting excerpt of Princess Margaret’s biography as told by Anne de Courcy, chronicling the 1970 marriage (and later divorce) of Princess Margaret to Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon. Now, if you’re a young American with little interest (until now) in the blood of the British Monarchy, perhaps you’ve never heard glamorous tales of Princess Margaret (I certainly hadn’t). But with the aid of Wikipedia’s British Monarchs Family Tree, I was able to sort out the various royal highness-es in the article, and dive in.
Between passages of love, passion and scandal, de Courcy writes snippets about Margaret’s relationship with her older sister, Elizabeth (now Queen of England) that are quite compelling. Being royal sisters doesn’t seem as easy as I would have thought (even though neither Elizabeth nor Margaret was ever required to lift a finger). And living in a circle where tradition trumps all else must be exhausting.
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the full story, simply titled Snowdon (the American release is forthcoming). I’ll be sure to keep TSP posted about all the juicy royal sister details that I dig up (I am always amazed at the extent of biographers’ intimate knowledge of their subjects). Or perhaps you’d like to pick up your own copy.
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