"[56] The marriage was accompanied by drugs, alcohol, and bizarre behaviour by both parties, such as his leaving lists of "things I hate about you" for the princess to find between the pages of books she read. [76][77], Armstrong Jones is portrayed in the Netflix series The Crown in season 2 by Matthew Goode[87] and in season 3 by Ben Daniels. In 2000 A Snowdon portrait of Freddie Mercury was used on the cover of his The Solo Collection box set. [8] Additionally, his great-great-grandmother, Frances Linley, was a first cousin of Elizabeth Linley, wife of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Princess Margaret divorce: What REALLY happened to marriage to Lord Snowden?

[44] This scheme, administered by the Snowdon Trust, provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities. In season 3 of The Crown, Princess Margaret, played by Helena, reads from a hateful note left by Tony that said, “You look like a Jewish manicurist, and I hate you.” In real life, Tony actually wrote that note, among others, to the princess after their marriage became rocky. They divorced in 2000 after it was revealed that Tony, who was in his 60s at the time, had fathered a son with a magazine editor.

According to biographer Sarah Bradford, one note read: "You look like a Jewish manicurist and I hate you". [68] Snowdon was appointed Constable of Caernarfon Castle in 1963; as part of this role, he assisted in organising the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969. In 2004, Polly Fry, whose mother was Camilla Fry, took a DNA test to prove Tony’s paternity. [20] Baron, impressed, agreed to bring on Armstrong-Jones as an apprentice, first on a fee-paying basis[20] but eventually, as his talent and skills became apparent to Baron, as a salaried associate. The ceremony was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television. "Lord Snowdon: 'Taking photographs is a very nasty thing to do. Things btwn these two get...complicated in The Crown’s new season. In 2019, Princess Margaret and Tony are back in the spotlight thanks to the release of season 3 of Netflix’s The Crown, which offers one take on their relationship through the talents of Helena Bonham-Carter and Ben Daniels.

[48], The couple separated in 2000 after the revelation that Snowdon, then aged 67, had fathered a son, Jasper William Oliver Cable-Alexander (born 30 April 1998), with Melanie Cable-Alexander, an editor at Country Life magazine. Princess Margaret died of a stroke in 2002, and both Lady Sarah and David started a charity as a way to honor her, called the Princess Margaret Fund, which supports stroke research. According to Anne de Courcy in Snowdon: The Biography, "[Tony] was used to pretty girls, from unsophisticated debutantes to models and actresses of varying degrees of experience, and he was aware of the effect his well-honed sexual expertise had on women. With Tony’s the last voice on her answerphone, it was not long before their affair became public knowledge. Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret split in the same year, with Kensington Palace announcing there were “no plans for divorce proceedings.”. It isn’t clear if Princess Margaret actually tried to commit suicide. While it’s hinted in season 2 of The Crown that the TV version of Tony enjoyed threesomes with friends, his sexuality in real life was a constant mystery. If you subscribe to BBC History Magazine Print or Digital Editions then you can unlock 10 years’ worth of archived history material fully searchable by Topic, Location, Period and Person.

He was married first to Princess Margaret (1960 to 1978), and second to Lucy Mary Lindsay-Hogg (1978 to 2000). [88], British photographer and filmmaker; ex-husband of Princess Margaret, "Lord Snowdon" redirects here. On New Year’s Eve, Ann Hills – for whom everything from work and marriage to her love for Tony seemed to have gone wrong – died after drinking a cocktail of champagne and sleeping pills. The pair had two children: David Albert Charles (born 1961) and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (1964). In 2017, Warwick told People that it was “utter nonsense” to deduce that her relationship with Tony was a pure reaction to move on from her ex Group Captain Peter Townsend. Introducing ExtraCurricular—aka College 2.0, Pretty Spring Jewelry Trends to Distract You, Trump to Voters Without Degrees: You're Dumb, How Students Are Dealing with Campus Outbreaks, Kris Jenner Denies Sexual Harassment Claims, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. The couple eventually married in 1960 after a secretive proposal and had their first child, David Armstrong-Jones, in 1961. He and Margaret have a volatile relationship (which was true), and he's often cruel to her (also considered true), but it's also thought there was a great deal of love within the relationship, which is brought to life by Goode and Bonham Carter, too. The two met when he took her royal photo, and they hit it off at a dinner party. Lucy, discreet, loyal and courageous, remained by his side throughout the Hills affair. Often he would disappear the moment he came home to his work room in the basement of their Kensington Palace apartment to work on, say, a bookcase for their home or a copper hood for the cooker while Margaret, who had been alone all day, waited in vain upstairs (if she came down to the workroom she was quickly sent upstairs again). Then there was Gina Ward, the gorgeous young actress with whom Tony had also been having an affair. Though his work included everything from fashion photography to documentary images of inner city life and the mentally ill, he is best known for his portraits of world notables, many of them published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The Daily Telegraph magazine. Marie Claire participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. "The princess was royal, but Tony was magnetic, and wittier,” de Courcy wrote.

Imelda Staunton Will Play the Queen In 'The Crown', Fact-Checking the Third Season of 'The Crown', Lord Mountbatten Died Suddenly and Tragically, The Real Photos Behind 'The Crown' Scandal, What Camilla and Andrew's Relationship Was Like. (Tony became the 1st Earl of Snowdon one year after marrying the princess.) We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. This article was first published by HistoryExtra in November 2019. Snowdon was a highly accomplished photographer and socialite. [73], Snowdon retired from the House of Lords on 31 March 2016[74] having seldom attended[75] nor claimed any expenses for many years. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Meghan Just Lost Her 'Daily Mail' Court Case, Meghan's BLM Speech Made Her Super Emotional, The Sussexes' Voting Video Is Causing Royal Drama. Tony, filming in Australia with Lucy Lindsay Hogg, the woman with whom he was then having an affair (and who would become his second wife, in December 1978), issued a dignified statement. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, CI, GCVO, GCStJ, CD (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. As depicted in The Crown, Tony was once romantically involved with actress and dancer Jacqui Chan.

[29], In 1968 he made his first documentary film, Don't Count the Candles,[30] for the U.S. television network CBS, on the subject of ageing. ("'If it moves, he'll have it', was the summing-up of one close friend. [14] In March 1945, he qualified in the "extra special weight" class of the School Boxing Finals. [22] He later became known for his royal studies, among which were the official portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh for their 1957 tour of Canada. For more stories like this, including celebrity news, beauty and fashion advice, savvy political commentary, and fascinating features, sign up for the Marie Claire newsletter. The year after Margaret and Tony’s wedding, Margaret gave birth to their first child, a son named David, in November 1961. [73] The government of the day had expected Lord Snowdon to follow the example of members of the royal family and turn down his right to a life peerage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Margaret,_Countess_of_Snowdon [2] He was called "Tony" by his close relatives. [38], Snowdon was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society – he was awarded the Hood Medal of the Society in 1978 and the Progress Medal in 1985.

Tony wanted Old House, a smallish and dilapidated property on the Nymans estate of his grandparents in West Sussex, which he had known and loved from childhood, whereas Princess Margaret wanted to accept the Queen’s offer of a site near Sunninghill in Berkshire, with its closeness to her family. Below, more mind-blowing details about the princess and her photographer husband for you to obsess over. To which Tony responds: 'I didn't fall in love with boys – but a few men have been in love with me. She had begun to notice Tony’s mysterious absences but when she questioned them, was brusquely told that they were none of her business. Season 3 of The Crown gives viewers a detailed look at the troubles in Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones's marriage, but how much of the regal Netflix series is accurate? November 8, 2019 by Sabienna Bowman. From this time onwards, it became a place where he would entertain his friends or conduct love affairs. The statement said, "Her royal highness, the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and the Earl of Snowdon have mutually agreed to live apart. The statement said, "Her royal highness, the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and the Earl of Snowdon have mutually agreed to live apart. They said: “The marriage has broken down and the couple have lived apart for two years. Meghan Markle Made a Surprise Appearance on AGT! The official website for BBC History Magazine, BBC History Revealed and BBC World Histories Magazine, The marriage of Antony Armstrong-Jones, later Lord Snowdon, to Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister, Princess Margaret, seemed at first like a fairy tale: together he and Margaret made the country’s most exciting, glamorous couple. Glenconner continued, "Princess Margaret was devastated that her marriage had failed, but it was impossible for her to do anything about it.". There were plenty of these. It wasn’t until 1967 that Tony took the famous photo that likely inspired The Crown’s version. Thanks! But Snowdon also had a child, Polly Fry, with Camilla Fry.

“There were arguments and, more ominously, the beginning of the put-downs, then usually disguised as a joke, that were later so to unnerve the princess.” There was already talk of divorce before the couple hit 10 years of marriage. “As he was not a known escort, no one paid any attention to the appearance of an extra man in her wide and varied acquaintance,” she wrote. Tony asks, after developing the photo and hanging it up to dry. Cracks began to surface a few years into their marriage, however. The results were blown up into grainy, gritty poster-size shots of the actors in full flow that compelled from across the street or dominated the theatre foyer. “I’ve just done a huge press tour.

Margaret had a brief, well-documented fling with the society pianist Robin Douglas-Home, and then a handsome Cambridge friend of Tony’s, a vineyard-owner named Anthony Barton. Tony had been invited to guest-edit the 6 November 1997 edition of Country Life (celebrating its centenary that year) and had begun work on it in early spring 1997. 134–169.