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Princess Margaret met photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1958 at a dinner party at the Chelsea home of Lady Elizabeth Cavendish. [2] [3] The two had previously encountered each other when Armstrong-Jones was the photographer at the wedding of Margaret's friends, Lady Anne Coke and The Hon. Colin Tennant, in April 1956. [4]
On May 6, 1960, Princess Margaret married Lord Snowdon at Westminster Abbey. It was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television, with an estimated 300 million viewers tuning in around ...
1960. At Princess Margaret's wedding. Getty Images. 1962. Charles arrives at Gordonstoun School in Scotland for his first term. Getty Images. 1964.
The bride wore a dress by Norman Hartnell, who also designed her bridesmaids dresses (and would also design younger sister Princess Margaret’s wedding gown 13 years later in 1960). One of those ...
20 November 1947: Princess Elizabeth, elder daughter and successor of King George VI, was married to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, grandson of George I, King of the Hellenes, at Westminster Abbey, London. 6 May 1960: Princess Margaret, younger daughter of King George VI, was married to Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey, London.
[140] 2,000 guests were invited for the wedding ceremony. [133] Margaret's wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell and worn with the Poltimore tiara. [38] She had eight young bridesmaids, led by her niece, Princess Anne. [citation needed] The Duke of Edinburgh escorted the bride, and the best man was Dr Roger Gilliatt. [133]
The pair married in 1960 and divorced 18 years later, staying on good terms until Margaret’s death in 2002. He was the first commoner in over 400 years to marry into the royal family.
The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk organza. The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit Margaret's petite frame. [1]