He was married to Princess Margaret, younger daughter of King George VI and younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. The Crown didn’t replicate it exactly—for example, the show’s image doesn’t include the necklace and earrings Margaret wore in real life—but all in all, the show captured the photo’s intimate nature: If there is a good thing about photography, it is that it can be easily enjoyed Photographer husband of Princess Margaret. Lady Sarah Chatto The Complicated Story of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones's Marriage and Affairs. He is known for his work on The Explorers (1972), CBS Reports (1959) and Aria (1987). He was married to Princess Margaret, daughter of King George VI and younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. As royal portraits went, it didn't get more intimate than this. The earl, David Armstrong-Jones, is the son of the late Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones. Antony Armstrong-Jones, the 1st Earl of Snowdon, died aged 86, at his home in London on January 13. They have two children. Antony Armstrong jons - goes to work : quite crowd assembled outside the design center, regent street this morning to watch the arrival of Antony Armstrong Jones - following the announcement last night - that his wife - princess Margaret is to give birth to a baby in the autumn. His mother Margaret, the Queen's sister, died in 2002 and he became the 2nd Earl of Snowdon following the death of his father, celebrity photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, in 2017. In reality, this is the 29th birthday portrait of Margaret, taken by Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1959. The announcement of their engagement in February 1960 caught many by surprise. His mother, the former Anne Messel, was a noted beauty and sister of the brilliant stage and set designer Oliver Messel. Charles Armstrong-Jones, David Armstrong-Jones, and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones … This is what happened with Lord Snowdon, born Antony Armstrong-Jones, and his second wife, Lucy Lindsay-Hogg. After 18 years of turbulent marriage, the relationship between Princess Margaret and her husband, photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, came to an apoplectic end after both parties engaged in affairs. Anthony Armstrong-Jones, society photographer and royal paramour, is dead, aged 86. Photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, in 1958. Highlighted sale . Antony Armstrong-Jones. Antony Armstrong-Jones was born on March 7, 1930, in Belgravia, London, England. When Antony Armstrong-Jones died in 2017, David became the 2nd Earl of Snowdon. Born Antony Armstrong-Jones to a Welsh barrister father and glamorous English mother in 1930, he grew up known as Tony. Photographed at Royal Lodge in February 1960. Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon, Director: The Explorers. Other articles where Antony Armstrong-Jones is discussed: Prince William and Catherine Middleton: The Royal Wedding of 2011: Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones: In 1961 the Britannica Book of the Year published a biography of Princess Margaret Rose, sister of Queen Elizabeth II. He died on January 13, 2017 in Kensington, London. The couple married in 1960. Antony Armstrong-Jones, later known as Lord Snowdon, was a British photographer who married the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret in 1960. He was born into a family of famous personalities. Antony Armstrong-Jones, a British photographer who wed Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1960, a marriage that made the … Lord Snowdon was former brother-in-law of the Queen (Image: Daily Post Wales) Anthony Armstrong Jones’s father came from a distinguished Welsh family and his mother was of German-Jewish origin. Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon was born on March 7, 1930 in London, England as Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones. Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017), commonly known as Lord Snowdon, was an English photographer and filmmaker. Anthony first appears in a wedding of a mutual friend of him and Princess Margaret, he ignores her for most of the moment.. His feet and hand were reflected in the… | Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones was born on Friday March 7, 1930. He has been married to wife Serena for 26 years. www.unofficialroyalty.com/antony-armstrong-jones-earl-of-snowdon Antony Armstrong-Jones, also known as Lord Tony Snowdon, but most famously known as Princess Margaret's husband, has an important role to play on The Crown season three. Designer, Photographer. Born Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, in 1930 he was the 1st Earl of Snowdon. Photo: Tom Blau / Camera Press . Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones after announcing their engagement. They were together for 18 years after marrying at Westminster Abbey in February 1960. In 1962, Anthony Armstrong-Jones sat on a toilet and took a photo of his wife Princess Margaret soaking in the bathtub in full makeup and tiara. He was married to Lucy Mary Davies and Princess Margaret. They were married on May 6, … Margaret was already a fixture on London’s social and arts scene when she began secretly seeing photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1958. Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones were married for 18 years before separating in 1976 and publicly announcing their divorce in 1978. While his paternal grandfather, Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones, was a popular psychiatrist and physician, his maternal uncle, Oliver Messel, was one of the most famous stage designers of the 20th century. 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