Margaret was born to her parents at Glamis Castle in Scotland, the place of her mother’s heritage.
Famously saying, “Lilibet is my pride.
Margaret garnered a reputation as a party girl in her youth
Princess Margaret loved a good party.
“This is a lady who was modern royalty in a way that Britain hadn’t really seen before.
To know Mick Jagger was no big deal.
To know Peter Sellers was no big deal,” Warwick concluded.
By 12:30 p.m., she’d indulge in a “vodka pick-me-up.”
By the evening, Margaret would join whichever guests were lucky enough to score an invite for dinner.
That is to say she wasn’t that interesting.
“She always minded about not being educated as well as the queen,” Glenconner toldPeople.
“The queen had people from Eton and Cambridge, naturally.
But Princess Margaret was never part of that.”
“Stories about them were legion, with their star-studded parties at Kensington Palace.
If you were being invited by them you were being invited to breathe in rarified air.”
As the relationship reached a breaking point, going their legal separate ways was the only option.
I think that’s the best news you’ve ever given me” (viaHistory).
As noted byVogue, Margaret was first and foremost known for her checkbook.
Not her last name, not her royal title, nothing simply, “Margaret.”
It is, when you think about it, a bit iconic.
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And we thought the latest batch of royals were dramatic.
The princess embraced just about every perk and luxury of royal life.
When it came to travel, the princess didn’t spare any expense.
“We all did.
However, I don’t believe she was addicted to alcohol.
She just got very used to it.”
