Princess Margaret (1930-2002) part 2: May 2007-

[Warren]

The Princess Margaret Thread, Part 2
commencing May 2007

part 1 can be found here

[HRH Kimetha]

A pretty interesting article regarding the Princess back in the 70's and her behavior on Mustique.


The moment a princess fell for a gangster

This week it was claimed armed robbers tried to steal steamy pictures of Princess Margaret and her gangster lover from a bank vault. So just what DID the pair get up to - and what did those photographs show?

As the dark red sun sank into the shimmering Caribbean sea, a tall, muscular man and a petite, curvaceous woman with perfect porcelain skin and sparkling blue eyes made love on the beach.

The moment a princess fell for a gangster | the Daily Mail

[Warren]

Originally Posted by HRH Kimetha

As the dark red sun sank into the shimmering Caribbean sea, a tall, muscular man and a petite, curvaceous woman with perfect porcelain skin and sparkling blue eyes made love on the beach.

Who writes this stuff? Barbara Cartland?

[Elspeth]

The Daily Mail is getting desperate without Diana, isn't it? Good grief.

[HRH Kimetha]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

The Daily Mail is getting desperate without Diana, isn't it? Good grief.

But they still have Paul Burrell around.

[BeatrixFan]

Just heard two most glorious anecdotes about Princess Margaret.

1. Apparantly, Lord Snowdon was bisexual. Some gushing American hostess once asked HRH, "How is the Queen?" to which Margaret replied; "Which one? My sister, my mother or my husband".

2. The last days of the Princess's life were quite hard. She was in constant pain and was truly suffering. She turned not to prayer but to Batman, which she watched on endless videos supplied by ITV and the BBC.

We shall never see her like again.

[gfg02]

A very contrary Princess - why did the charming Margaret turn into the most unpopular royal?

A very contrary Princess - why did the charming Margaret turn into the most unpopular royal? | the Daily Mail

Princess Margaret - Scarred by a forbidden love

Princess Margaret - Scarred by a forbidden love | the Daily Mail

[Elspeth]

Robert Brown, the Jersey man claiming to be the illegitimate son of Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend has failed in his attempt to obtain access to the Princess's will and the Queen Mother's will. It appears the judge wasn't impressed by his claim.

BBC NEWS | UK | Princess's 'son' court bid fails

[ysbel]

Well it certainly looks as if he didn't!

A very contrary Princess - why did the charming Margaret turn into the most unpopular royal?

A very contrary Princess - why did the charming Margaret turn into the most unpopular royal? | the Daily Mail

gfg2, you may be interested in checking out this thread in the Royal Library I started about the book.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...led-13131.html

The Daily Mail is doing some installments of the book about Princess Margaret. The author was able to talk to some close confidantes of the Princess and it promises to make a very good read.

[karla64]

Judge: Princess was not your Mom...

Judge: Princess was not your mom - CNN.com

[CasiraghiTrio]

Princess Margaret in 1950 wearing a Victor Stiebel gown
An article in Majesty by Adrian Woodhouse discusses how the Princess favored Stiebel designs but stresses that HRH was not the first royal patron for Stiebel. Princess Alice, then The Duchess of Gloucester, was his first royal patron. Then came Princess Marina of Kent. Princess Margaret "aged 20, came to Victor Stiebel in late 1950. She first bought from him an evening gown decorated with roses in which she was much photographed...."

Source: Majesty magazine, Vol.28,No.9, September 2007

Other pictures from ABACA
With sister "Lilibet" in 1948 at premiere of Hamlet starring Olivier
Official engagement in 1965 the opening of Word Blind Centre, Bloomsbury, London
Meeting the Beatles in 1965 at the premiere of their second movie, Help
With her family in 1973 at Balmoral
Princess Margaret at Covent Garden in 1977
Covent Garden 1977
Greeting Elizabeth Taylor in 1991 at AIDS Trust fundraiser
Princess Margaret at a party in 1992
Leaving a memorial service in 2001 at Westminster Abbey, for the founder of the Royal Ballet, Dame Ninette de Valois
Princess Margaret See Ibid for caption
4 August 2001
Chelsea Flower Show 2001
Chelsea Flower Show 2001

[blondie28]

How come I can not view them?

[Rebafan81]

I can't view any of the pictures either. I heard or read somewhere that Princess Margaret lived like a poor person, and was never happy to play second fiddle, is any of this true? Didn't her kids inherit a lot when she passed away?

[sirhon11234]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

Just heard two most glorious anecdotes about Princess Margaret.

1. Apparantly, Lord Snowdon was bisexual. Some gushing American hostess once asked HRH, "How is the Queen?" to which Margaret replied; "Which one? My sister, my mother or my husband".

Wow she had an amazing wit and when Margaret was younger she was so beautiful. Margaret and Diana were the most glamorous of the House of Windsor.

[blondie28]

Margaret did not live like a poor person . She lived life up to the full till the day she died, she was always having parties and having fun in her younger years, but in her older years things got a little more depressing after she divorced. david and Sarah inherited everything after she died.

[Bella]

Originally Posted by blondie28

Margaret did not live like a poor person . She lived life up to the full till the day she died, she was always having parties and having fun in her younger years, but in her older years things got a little more depressing after she divorced. david and Sarah inherited everything after she died.

I think that's what most ppl loved about her. She did live a full life, even if her last few years were marred by illness and (perhaps) loneliness. For most of her life she did what she wanted and pretty much bucked the whole royal system. All while remaining very regal and glamourous! I don't think we shall she the likes of Pss. Margaret again. And too bad.

[Skydragon]

Brit claiming to be royal's love child wins appeal - Yahoo! News

A Jersey accountant who claims he may be the illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth II's late sister, Princess Margaret, on Wednesday won the right to continue his legal challenge to see her will