#r1960

Princess Margaret leaves Buckingham Palace to start her honeymoon in May 1960.

Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones on their wedding day, 6 May 1960.

Princess Margaret photographed by Cecil Beaton on her wedding day, 6 May 1960.

History remembers relatively few of its princes and princesses, but Princess Margaret is unlikely to be soon forgotten. Despite the popular image of her as a fast-living, party-loving socialite, she was wholly dedicated to and supportive of the monarchic ideal and, like other virtues that are today considered old-fashioned, a sense of duty was deeply ingrained in her character. […] As the Reverend Canon Barry Thompson said at her funeral service, it is for her ‘loyalty and sense of duty; her faithfulness towards her family and her friends; her energy and enthusiasm; her quick wit and sound advice, and for her depth of knowledge and her love of life’ that Princess Margaret should be remembered. - Christopher Warwick, Princess Margaret’s official biographer.

Queen Elizabeth II holding Prince Andrew, photographed by Cecil Beaton in March 1960. © The Royal Collection.

Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones photographed at Royal Lodge in Windsor following the announcement of their engagement on 26 February 1960.

Princess Margaret visits Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire on 3 March 1960.

Princess Margaret leaves for her honeymoon after her wedding to Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May 1960.