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- NAME: Princess Margaret
- OCCUPATION: Philanthropist, Political Leader, Princess
- BIRTH DATE: August 21, 1930
- DEATH DATE: February 09, 2002
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
- PLACE OF DEATH: London, England
- AKA: Countess of Snowdon
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Princess Margaret was the youngest daughter of Queen Elizabeth and George VI. Her troubled private life aroused worldwide sympathy and constant controversy.
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Princess Margaret was a glamorous beauty and independent spirit. Her troubled private life aroused worldwide sympathy and constant controversy when she publicly renounced Group Capt. Peter Townsend, the royal equerry she loved but could not marry because he was divorced. Her marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones ended in the first divorce in the royal family in 400 years.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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