Princess Margaret
British Royal Princess, 20th Century Icon, Arts Patron
The Rebel Leo Princess
Princess Margaret was the most glamorous member of the British Royal Family in the 20th century — and its most tragic. Her forbidden romance with Group Captain Peter Townsend, denied by the institution; her volatile marriage to Lord Snowdon; her friendships with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones: she lived a Leo’s life with all its joy and all its loneliness.
Leo Legacy
- Royal birth: Born during the reign of her grandfather George V — princess from birth
- Townsend affair: Her denied romance became one of the 20th century’s great royal love stories
- Arts patron: Deep friendships with artists, musicians, and cultural figures of her era
- The Crown: Played by two different actresses in Netflix series — her complexity defies easy portrayal
Margaret’s Leo fire was never allowed to fully burn — the crown required it dim, and it never forgave her.
“I had two sisters. One was very good and the other was me.”