Margarita Armstrong-Jones

The Honourable
Margarita Armstrong-Jones

Margarita (far right) at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011
Born Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones
(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002
London, England
Known for Grandniece of Queen Elizabeth II and granddaughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Parent(s) David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
Serena Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley

Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (born 14 May 2002) is the only daughter and youngest child of Viscount and Viscountess Linley. She is the only granddaughter of Princess Margaret and the first of three granddaughters of the Earl of Snowdon.

Biography

She is 20th in the line of succession to the British throne and the thrones of the 15 other Commonwealth realms. She is named after her paternal grandmother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, both of whom died shortly before her birth. Rose was, according to her father in an interview with Majesty Magazine, selected by her brother Charles. Alleyne is also one of her mother's middle names.[1]

In September 2006, according to a 25 December 2006 article in the Daily Telegraph, "Margarita was photographed sitting on the luggage rack of her father's bicycle in rush hour traffic." The photograph provoked complaints from advocates of traffic safety.[2]

On 14 February 2011, it was publicly announced that Margarita had been asked to be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William of Wales, her second cousin, ( Charles, Prince of Wales and David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (father) would be first cousins, their mothers were sisters. Prince William of Wales and David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (father) would be first cousins once-removed.) and Catherine Middleton, which she did on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London.

Margarita attended Garden House School (an independent school in Turks Row, Chelsea, in London) before moving to St. Mary's School in Ascot. In 2016, she moved to Tudor Hall School in Banbury.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

When her father becomes the Earl of Snowdon, she will be known as Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.

Ancestry

She is named after her paternal grandmother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, both of whom died shortly before her birth.

Notes

  1. ↑ Pierce, Andrew (2002). "Margarita makes her debut". The Times. London , England. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  2. ↑ Davies, Caroline (26 December 2006). "Margarita Swings In To Steal Sandringham Show". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 28 December 2006.

References

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Margarita Armstrong-Jones
Born: 14 May 2002
Lines of succession
Preceded by
The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones		 Line of succession to the British throne
20th position 		Succeeded by
Lady Sarah Chatto
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