Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon |Countess of Snowdon|
|Spouse||Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (m. 1960,
div. 1978)| |David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Lady Sarah
Chatto |House||House of Windsor| 21 August 1930| Glamis Castle,
Scotland, UK |Died||9 February 2002 King Edward VII Hospital,
London, UK |Burial||King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's
Chapel, Windsor Castle| 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 s