HRH Princess Margaret Press Photograph 1947 Odeon Leicester Square

HRH Princess Margaret Press Photograph 1947 Odeon Leicester Square (image 1/1)
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Original Press Photograph of a Young 17 Year Old Princess at the Royal Film Command Performance 25th November 1947. Measures 8x10 . Good Condition . Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother . Margaret spent much of her childhood years in the company of her older sister and parents. Her life changed dramatically in 1936, when her paternal uncle, King Edward VIII , abdicated to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson . Margaret's father became King in Edward's place, and her older sister became heiress presumptive with Margaret second in line to the throne. During World War II , the two sisters stayed at Windsor Castle , despite government pressure to evacuate to Canada. During the war years, Margaret was not expected to perform any public or official duties, and instead continued her education. After the war, Margaret fell in love with a recently divorced commoner 16 years her elder, Group Captain Peter Townsend , her father's equerry . Her father died in 1952, and her sister became queen. Margaret told her sister in early 1953 that she wished to marry Townsend. Many in the government felt that Townsend would be an unsuitable husband for the Queen's 22-year-old read more
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