Charles Armstrong-Jones

The Honourable Charles Armstrong-Jones
Born	Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones 1 July 1999 London, England
Education	Eton College
Known for	Grandnephew of Queen Elizabeth II and grandson of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Parent(s)	David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Serena Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley

Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones (born 1 July 1999) is the only son of Viscount and Viscountess Linley. He is a great-grandson of King George VI.^[1] He is second-in-line to the Earldom of Snowdon and 19th in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth II after his father.^[2]

Biography

Armstrong-Jones was born in London on 1 July 1999. He has a sister, Margarita Armstrong-Jones, who is three years younger than he. He is styled with the honorific prefix "The Honourable" as the son of a courtesy peer. His first name is in honour of his first cousin once removed, Charles, Prince of Wales; his second name is in honour of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, the birthplace of his mother; and his third name is in honour of the 17th century English architect and designer Inigo Jones, who is said to be his father's personal hero. Armstrong-Jones was baptised at St James's Palace in 1999 and his godparents are: Lady Bruce Dundas, Nigel Harvey, Nick Powell, Orlando Rock, Lucinda Cecil and Rita Konig.

In 2012, his great aunt Queen Elizabeth II appointed him to be her First Page of Honour.^[3] In September of the same year, he began to attend Eton College, Berkshire.

As a member of the extended British Royal Family Armstrong-Jones attends events such as Trooping the Colour and Christmas at Sandringham. He also attends other events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Ascot Races.

In 2012, he attended a service of thanksgiving for his late grandmother, Princess Margaret, at Windsor Castle. His parents, sister, aunt and cousins also attended. In honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Charles Armstrong-Jones and his sister Margarita attended another thanksgiving service this time at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Styles

• The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones (1 July 1999 – present)

When Armstrong-Jones's father becomes the Earl of Snowdon, Armstrong-Jones will use the courtesy title of Viscount Linley.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles Armstrong-Jones

16. Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones CBE               8. Major Ronald Armstrong-Jones MBE QC                       17. Margaret Roberts               4. Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon                             18. Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel               9. Anne Messel, Countess of Rosse                       19. Maud Sambourne               2. David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley                                   20. George V of the United Kingdom               10. George VI of the United Kingdom                       21. Princess Mary of Teck               5. Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom                             22. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne               11. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon                       23. Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck               1. Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones                                         24. Charles Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington               12. William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington                       25. Margaret Trelawney Seaton               6. Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington                             26. Sir John Foley Grey, 8th Baronet               13. Lady Eileen Foley Grey                       27. Jean Jessie May de Sales la Terrière               3. Lady Serena Stanhope                                   28. Freeman Astley Jackson               14. Harry Freeman-Jackson                       29. Florence-Josephine van Cutsem               7. Virginia Alleyne Freeman-Jackson                             30. Louis Antoine d'Aubigny d'Engelbronner               15. Dorothy Alleyne d'Aubigny d'Engelbronner                       31. Anna Chickering Sumner

References

1. "Person Page 128". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
2. "Who's Who members of the Royal Family". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
3. The Queen turns a page for Viscount Linley’s son