Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
Lady Margarita and her father in 2017
Born
Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones

(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 21)
Portland Hospital, London,
United Kingdom
Education
Parents
FamilyArmstrong-Jones (paternal)
Stanhope (maternal)

Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (born 14 May 2002) is a relative of the British royal family. She is the granddaughter of Princess Margaret and the grandniece of Queen Elizabeth II. As of 2023, she is 27th in the line of succession to the British throne. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011 and accompanies members of the royal family to public events. Lady Margarita is a jewellery designer and the creator of the bespoke jewellery label Matita. In 2023, she was the cover girl for the May issue of Tatler.

Early life and family

Lady Margarita was born The Honourable Margarita Armstrong-Jones on 14 May 2002 at Portland Hospital in London.[1] She is the daughter of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, who was styled as Viscount Linley at the time of her birth, and The Honourable Serena Stanhope.[2] On her father's side, she is the granddaughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon and a great-granddaughter of King George VI.[3][2] On her mother's side, she is the granddaughter of Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington and a descendant of Charles II.[4][5] She was baptized Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne, and was named after her grandmother and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[1]

She grew up at her family's three homes: a flat in Chelsea, London, a cottage on the grounds of the Daylesford Estate in Gloucestershire, and the Château d'Autet in France.[6][7] As a member of the British royal family, she spends Christmases at Sandringham House and summers at Balmoral Castle.[8][2]

Her father succeeded his father as the Earl of Snowdon in 2017, which entitled her to use the title Lady. Lady Margarita's parents separated in 2020.[8]

Education

Lady Margarita was first educated at Garden House School, a private school in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea before attending St Mary's School Ascot, a Catholic all-girls boarding school.[8] She later transferred to Tudor Hall School, an all-girls boarding school in Oxfordshire, where she studied art history, jewellery design, and photography for her A-levels.[8]

In 2020, she studied photography at Oxford Brookes University, switching for her second year to event management after the university moved its courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom in her first year.[8][9] Lady Margarita took life drawing, pottery, and watercolour painting courses at a small art school in Oxford.[8]

In September 2022, Lady Margarita enrolled as a student at La Haute École de Joaillerie in Paris to study jewellery design, stonesetting, and wax carving.[8]

Public role and royal appearances

Armstrong-Jones (far right) on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

In 2011, Lady Margarita served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton alongside Lady Louise Windsor, Eliza Lopes, and Grace van Cutsem.[10][11][12] Her elder brother, Viscount Linley, served as a page of honour to Elizabeth II.[8] During the festivities, she was guided by Pippa Middleton, whom she accompanied in the carriage ride to the abbey and sat with during the church service.[8][13]

Lady Margarita (middle) on her way to Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

She attends Christmas services at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham with the royal family and attended the annual Queen's Christmas Lunch at Buckingham Palace.[13]

In 2008 attending the wedding of Peter Phillips, son of the Princess Royal, to Autumn Kelly at St George's Chapel, Windsor and appeared with the royal family for photographs the following day.[13] That same year, she accompanied her aunt, Lady Sarah Chatto, to the 60th birthday brunch for Charles, Prince of Wales at the Goring Hotel.[13] Lady Margarita also attends the annual Trooping of the Colour, having accompanied Elizabeth II in the past.[13]

On 30 March 2012, she attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret at St George's Chapel.[13]

In 2018, Lady Margarita attended the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.[14][12]

Along with other members of the extended royal family, she attended the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2021 and the state funeral of Elizabeth II in 2022.[8][2]

Lady Margarita attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla on 6 May 2023.[15]

Every year she does the "Christmas walk" with the royal family to St. Mary Magdalene Church and attends the Easter service at the private chapel of Windsor Castle.

Career

Lady Margarita made her modelling debut in 2011 for Kids Company.[12] In 2022, she worked at Fiona Finds, an interior design shop on Lowndes Street, for five months.[8] In 2023, she was the May cover girl of Tatler, photographed by Luc Braquet, and was featured in a spread in the magazine modelling couture gowns.[8][16]

She is the founder and designer of Matita, a bespoke jewellery brand based in Paris.[12][1] She also is a photographer and runs a photography brand called Atira.[12][8]

Personal life

In September 2022, Lady Margarita moved to Paris, renting a flat near the Bastille where she lives with her two best friends.[8][2] She is a prominent socialite, and attends various society events including Tatler's annual Little Black Book party.[13]

As of 2023, she is twenty-seventh in the line of succession to the throne and the third-highest person in line, after her father and brother, to not be descended from Elizabeth II.[8][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Who is Princess Margaret's lookalike granddaughter, Margarita Armstrong-Jones?". 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Princess Margaret's Granddaughter Lady Margarita Shares the Passion She Inherited from the Glam Royal".
  3. ^ "Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones is the spitting image of her grandmother, Princess Margaret, at Tatler's Little Black Book party". 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1796.
  5. ^ a b "Meet Lady Margarita's family: A who's who of the Tatler cover star's clan – from Princess Margaret to Lady Sarah Chatto". 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ Purnell, Sonia (29 June 2003). "My passion for Provence". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011.
  7. ^ Tyzack, Anna (24 November 2011). "My perfect weekend: David Linley". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Royal exclusive: Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Princess Margaret's granddaughter, makes her dazzling debut on the cover of Tatler's May issue". Tatler. 23 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones Channels Her Grandmother, Princess Margaret". 4 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Royal wedding: William picks brother Harry as best man". BBC News. 14 February 2011.
  11. ^ "The Prince of Wales - the Wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton - an update on Maid of Honour and Bridesmaids, Best Man and Page Boys". Archived from the original on 11 May 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Meet Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Princess Margaret's granddaughter". 17 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones's life in pictures: Tatler's May cover star has had a front-row seat to royal history". 23 March 2023.
  14. ^ "The Royal wedding guest list in full". 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  15. ^ Robinson, Matthew (11 April 2023). "King Charles's Coronation guest list: a who's who of everyone expected to attend". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  16. ^ Waters, Lauren (23 March 2023). "Princess Margaret's Granddaughter Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones Stuns In First Magazine Cover". The List. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones Born: 14 May 2002 Lines of succession Preceded byViscount Linley Line of succession to the British throne 27th in line Succeeded byLady Sarah Chatto
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