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Princess Margaret: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Princess Margaret Rose Windsor, countess of Snowdon
Born August 21, 1930 ā€¢ Glamis ā€¢ Scotland
Died February 9, 2002 (aged 71) ā€¢ London ā€¢ England
Notable Family Members father George VI ā€¢ mother Elizabeth ā€¢ sister Elizabeth II

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Princess Margaret of Britain sits in a formal gown among large flowers in the music room of Buckingham Palace, London, in a 1951 portrait by Cecil Beaton.
Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, King George VI, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth sit together in an open carriage, all wearing formal hats, in 1939.
Black-and-white portrait of the British royal family in 1951, with Prince Charles standing by a fountain, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Duke of Edinburgh, King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Anne in a baby carriage.
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones stand at the altar during their wedding ceremony inside Westminster Abbey, surrounded by clergy, attendants, and seated guests.
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