The Life of the Characters in Princess Margaret's Works

The Life of the Unfortunate British Princess Margaret

Remember the beautiful princess in Roman Holiday? When she sneaked into the streets of Rome in the middle of the night, she playfully performed a prelude to a romantic festival for us. When Buckingham Palace announced on February 9th, 2002 that Queen Elizabeth's sister Princess Margaret died of illness in the early hours of that morning, the prototype of the leading role in the film put an end to her restless life.

Princess Margaret (65438+August 2 1, 0930-February 9, 2002), the youngest daughter born to George VI and Elizabeth Bao Si-Lyon, is now the sister of Queen Elizabeth II.

Princess Margaret has been to many places, including Hongkong 1966. Princess Margaret died peacefully in his sleep at 6: 30 on February 9, 2002 in Edward VII Hospital. 1953, Thomson divorced his wife and proposed to Margaret. The man is older than the woman 16 and has two children. The woman agreed and said that she hoped to marry Thomson to her sister. However, in 1936, the Church of England has made a negative conclusion that members of the royal family marry people with divorce records.

Shortly after the death of Queen Mary, Margaret's eldest sister, who has become the queen, will hold a coronation ceremony; After that, the Queen will visit all the member countries and territories of the British Association for six months. Therefore, the queen first said to Margaret,' In this case, it is not unreasonable for me to ask you to wait another year.' The queen's close assistant suggested that Townsend be sent abroad; However, the queen thinks it will lead to her sister's emotional loss of control. After consideration, she transferred Thomson to Buckingham Palace. Later, the informed British cabinet refused to make an exception to support Margaret's marriage with Townsend. Some media commented:' This kind of marriage is unimaginable' and' violates the royal family and Christian traditions'. Prime Minister Churchill told the Queen that the prime ministers of Commonwealth member countries unanimously opposed the marriage, and Congress could not approve a marriage that was not recognized by the Anglican Church. Unless Margaret renounces her inheritance. Soon, Churchill arranged for Townsend to go to Brussels, Belgium. A newspaper with a position close to the people conducted a public opinion survey, and the results showed that some citizens supported or respected Margaret's own choice, regardless of the opinions of the church or the government. Two years later, Margaret gave in.

1960 On May 6th, Margaret married photographer Anthony Armstrong Jones in Westminster Abbey. It is said that the day before Margaret accepted Armstrong Jones' proposal, Peter Townsend told her that she was going to marry a Belgian woman. Many media were surprised because the royal family suddenly announced Margaret's wedding date. However, this wedding was the first royal wedding publicly broadcast on TV in the world, which was watched by 3 million viewers that day. 196 1 year, Margaret's husband was honored as Count Snowden, and outsiders paid attention to her from Her Royal Highness to Countess Snowden. Their marriage enabled Margaret to perform her duties for the British royal family. Princess Margaret was born in 1930 in Yorkshire Castle. She is the youngest daughter in the family and the apple of her father, the Duke of York. Smart and beautiful, she was very cute when she was a child. Her father once proudly said to others, "Even the birds in the tree will be attracted by this little guy and sing around her."

However, in 1936, Margaret's life changed fundamentally after her uncle Edward VIII, who was famous for "loving beauty but not mountains and rivers", announced his abdication. This year, her father ascended the throne and became king, later George VI.

If Margaret, who was only six years old at that time, knew nothing about what would happen in her life, then her loving father foresaw everything early. He knew that only his eldest daughter Elizabeth would succeed to the throne in the future, and Margaret might live in the aura of her sister forever. In order to comfort this daughter who was born as "second best", her loving father gave more love to Margaret when others put most of their energy on the future Queen Elizabeth, so that when Margaret grew up, public opinion attributed her rebellious character to George VI's doting. On Margaret 18 birthday, George VI proudly said, "She has the appearance of an angel, a beautiful figure and the temperament of a star." In the eyes of the public, Elizabeth will always be conscientious, while Margaret will always be just a beautiful but spoiled child, and even has been a trouble to the British royal family for many years. Young Margaret has always been Diana of her time. She is more beautiful, noble and sexy than the latter. She was the star of the aristocratic social circle at that time, surrounded by many aristocratic youths who admired her. However, Margaret did not achieve a suitable marriage in this circle like her sister Elizabeth. To her, these people are just her playmates, but she likes Colonel Peter Townsend, who was the bodyguard officer beside her father at that time and the fighting hero who shot down 1 1 enemy plane in World War II. That year, she 17 years old, while Colonel Townsend was 32 years old, and she was still married.

The love affair finally came to light on 1953-the reporter took intimate photos of Margaret dusting Townsend's clothes at the coronation ceremony of the Queen. The shock caused by this relationship can be imagined, and public opinion and the royal family began to put pressure on the couple. At that time, Churchill and others suggested that the Queen should separate the two lovers for two years until Margaret was 25 years old. On the other hand, Thomson was sent to Brussels this year.

However, two years later, the divorced colonel did not wait until the day he expected. Under great pressure, his princess issued a statement in 1955, assuring public opinion that she would not violate Christian teachings and forget her responsibility to the country to be with a divorced man. However, Margaret did not win back much public support. After the rebel of the royal family, she became an emotional rebel in the eyes of the public. However, only the princess knows in her heart that she doesn't want this. 1958, that is, the third year after she officially left Colonel Townsend, Princess Margaret began her second love affair with a man who was only five months older than her, a professional photographer-Anthony Armstrong Jones (later named Earl Snowden). This upper-class bohemian has a unique bohemian artist temperament. Most of his friends are actors, musicians, dancers and interior decorators, and many of them are gay. It is this unique temperament and artistic taste that attracted Margaret deeply, and she found the feeling of * * * from him.

Armstrong-Jones rented a small house by the river in a low-class residential area in Rhodes. Although the room is humble, it is his and Margaret's favorite secret love nest. Armstrong-Jones's charm not only won the princess's heart, but more importantly, he made the queen mother praise her future son-in-law, thus laying the foundation for a smooth marriage with the princess in the future. They got married on 1960. Shortly after marriage, Margaret gave birth to her son David and daughter Sarah, but her relationship with Armstrong-Jones became more and more tense. Margaret, as an important figure in aristocratic society, was keen to attend various cocktail parties and was busy socializing everywhere, and called herself "Itgirl" (referring to a sexy and enchanting woman) at that time. The image of her holding a cigar in one hand and a glass in the other is familiar to everyone, but she is not convinced. However, Margaret did not restrain herself because of other people's dissatisfaction. On the contrary, she became more and more addicted to alcohol and tobacco all day, and even smoked 60 cigarettes a day when she was most addicted. Drinking, smoking, always holding endless cocktail parties at home, and sometimes even walking naked on the beach or making out with others in bikinis finally made her husband unbearable. They announced their separation in 1976. Margaret became the first British royal family to announce their separation in the 20th century, and finally divorced two years later.

In fact, as early as 1973, when Margaret was still married to Armstrong-Jones, she started a love affair with a young designer, Roddy Laurin, who was 17 years younger than her. Their love affair once became the headlines of 1976 newspapers, which directly led to the breakdown of the marriage between the princess and Armstrong-Jones. This relationship lasted until 198 1 year, when she was 5 1 year old. After that, Margaret fell into a lonely world and spent the rest of her life quietly with friends and family. If it is difficult for Margaret to be a good wife after marriage, then she is a good mother deeply loved by her child David and her daughter Sarah. Perhaps it was the pain of her lifelong regret, but she never got it when she wanted to integrate into the world outside the palace. Margaret tries her best to create a normal living environment for the children, hoping that they can all lead a normal life.

Compared with other members of the royal family, David and Sarah are the two people closest to civilians. Among them, David became an excellent furniture designer, while Sarah was an accomplished artist. The children's achievements are attributed to the early edification of their mother, who loves art. Even this mother, who has a high appreciation for art, has little formal art education herself.

"She is an expert in drama," Norman Lonsdale, an old friend of Margaret's, once said. "I have watched many plays with her, and after the performance, I went backstage with her to visit the actors. Almost every time, she can put forward her original opinions on the works themselves and the performances of the actors, which makes people pay tribute." In fact, Margaret's artistic talent does not stop there. She loves ballet all her life and is the president of the British National Ballet. She directed and performed a ballet "Frog" with a group of noble friends many years ago. It is said that her good performance won unanimous praise from her friends. Besides, Princess Margaret loves music and reading, and passed this habit on to her children. In the eyes of children, Margaret will always be the best mother, and they will still often recall the happy time they spent with their mother in childhood. Princess Margaret is the most free-spirited woman in the British royal family, perhaps because she is only ranked 1 1 in the succession list. In the eyes of the public, her beauty and love stories in her youth are more attractive than her status and title. In 2002, this distinguished, beautiful and highly personalized woman finished her life.

Princess Margaret was born on August 2 1930, and Margaret was born in Scotland. Margaret's sister Elizabeth, who is four years older than her since she was a child, is receiving a strict Victorian education. She has also learned to ride horses, swim and garden. At the age of seven, she took part in Boy Scout training, and soon after, she joined the Girl Scouts. She kept close contact with these two children's educational institutions all her life. Before her death, she was the president of the British Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Association.

Margaret should be the first person to participate in the public activities of the British royal family. At the age of 6, she attended her father's coronation ceremony, which was her first public appearance. At that time, the British media loved the little princess very much, saying that her black hair and black eyes gave her a mysterious oriental temperament. /kloc-after the age of 0/8, Margaret participated in all kinds of public activities of the British royal family. During her life, she was the chairman or honorary chairman of more than 80 organizations, which involved child welfare, medical care, music and art.

Princess Margaret has shown great artistic talent since he was a child. She studies ballet, piano and vocal music. She has served as the director and chairman of many art groups and is keen to promote and introduce elegant art to children of ordinary families. Margaret is also a lover of short stories. She has been reading novels nonstop since 12 years old. Margaret said that her favorite novel was War and Peace. Margaret is very clever. Her early tutor once said that she could always recite children's songs and short poems in the shortest time. From youth to old age, she plays crossword puzzles in The Times every morning. Margaret is still a fashion fan. From 15 years old to less than 1.60m, I began to wear Dior women's clothes. Although Margaret is not tall, she is described as an hourglass. She likes short skirts and high heels best, perhaps because this kind of clothing can make her slimmer. Her favorite color is pink. After her father succeeded to the throne and the whole family moved into Buckingham Palace, she asked her bedroom to be painted pink. Princess Margaret's love life is the highlight of her life. In the early 1950s, in her early twenties, she fell in love with an airplane pilot 16 years older than herself. In fact, there were groups of excellent men around her at that time, but this guy named Peter Townsend finally won her heart. Peter Townsend has delicate facial features and elegant manners without losing masculinity. He is known as a "Greg Parker" Englishman, and his traditional conservative temperament can't hide his free and easy style. Margaret and Thomson are deeply attracted to each other, and their love is almost perfect. However, in the eyes of the British royal family, Thomson is not perfect because he is divorced. The British royal family announced that if Princess Margaret married a divorced man, she would lose all her title and property. 1955165438+1October, Margaret announced that she would not marry Townsend, and this legendary love affair ended in tragedy. Later, Margaret met photographer Anthony Armstrong Jones, who was only five months older than her. Armstrong is not as handsome as Townsend, but he has a unique artistic temperament. Margaret admitted in her autobiography that she was initially attracted by the photographer's artistic temperament. They got married in Westminster on May 6th, 1960/KLOC-0. The most sensational event at the wedding was Margaret's close friend, and Glenconner gave them a manor built on Mastik Island as a birthday present. The island later became a summer resort for the British royal family and Margaret's permanent residence. Margaret and Armstrong's marriage lasted only 18 years, and they divorced in 1978. They gave birth to two children.

After the divorce, Margaret became the most maverick member of the British royal family, not only because she was the only divorced member of the core royal family at that time, but also because she lived a colorful single life after the divorce. Margaret, who is nearly 50 years old, is closely related to British movie stars and cultural scholars. She goes in and out of upper-class bars almost every day and always comes back late. She is not keen on participating in royal activities and performing the duties of royal members. On the contrary, she likes a free and enjoyable personal life. Because of this, she was rated as one of the most unpopular members of the royal family by the British public. Later, Margaret got into the bad habit of smoking, and some media accused her of smoking 60 cigarettes a day. Whether this figure is correct or not, it is undeniable that nicotine has eroded more than half of her lungs. From 65438 to 0978, Margaret underwent pneumonectomy. Since then, her health has gone from bad to worse.

In this documentary titled "Rogue and Princess", it mainly tells the story that Princess Margaret went to Mastic Island in the Caribbean after divorcing Count Snowden, where she frequently dated and had sex with John Bindon, a notorious "gangster" for fighting. Although Binton is an actor, he is more famous for the murder case in which the victim was stabbed nine times in 1979. But in the end, the court ruled that Binton belonged to self-defense, so he was acquitted. Binton/kloc-died of cancer 0/5 years ago at the age of 50. It is said that their affair began at 1976, and since then, the British tabloids have been "linking" the princess with Binton.

However, the statement in the documentary was denied and criticized by the royal biographer Kenneth Ross. He said, "I can tell you that the princess has never had sex with a vulgar person." I'm not saying that she has never had a lover, but her partners are very educated people. " As early as 1973, Margaret almost died of pneumonia, and the next year, she had serious mental problems. It seems that her health has always been inferior to her mother, 10 1 year-old queen mother.

During 1976, Margaret announced her separation from her ex-husband, and her spirit was on the verge of collapse. She suffered from severe depression, which plagued her all her life. From 65438 to 0958, due to the influence of smoking and drinking all the year round, doctors suspected that Princess Margaret had lung cancer, and the princess had to undergo partial resection of her left lung that year. Fortunately, the biopsy diagnosis after the operation confirmed that the princess did not have lung cancer, and she escaped from death again.

Poor physical and mental health forced Margaret to refuse a lot of public activities and many family visits in her later years. "She often stays alone and remembers the past years and her father. In her heart, no one is more perfect than George VI, "said the princess's maids." "Margaret loves her father deeply. His death not only made her lose a relative, but more importantly, made her realize that she would be on the verge of kingship forever.

During the period of 1998, Princess Margaret suffered a stroke while vacationing in Mastik Island, which seriously damaged her health. Since then, her body has been partially paralyzed and her movements are very inconvenient. The next year, when she was on vacation, she was scalded by boiling water in the bathroom because she was in a trance. That day, she mistook the hot water switch for the cold water switch, and her feet were burned twice. After half a year's treatment, she got better. After that, she suffered many strokes and eventually lost most of her vision. When she appears in public, she not only has to sit in a wheelchair, but also wears big sunglasses. She can only wear a pair of slippers because of burns on her feet. Stiletto heels are the symbol of Margaret. From the age of 18, she will wear a pair of eye-catching high heels when attending all activities. Margaret has changed so much in recent years that many people dare not associate such an old man with a beautiful and proud princess.

On the afternoon of February 8, 2002, Margaret's stroke worsened. She was taken to Edward VII Hospital in the evening, but she died of a heart attack caused by a stroke at 6: 30 the next morning, accompanied by her children. "She is really amorous feelings, with the charm of mature women. However, what really makes Princess Margaret so charming and lovely is the rare weakness and loyalty hidden behind the arrogant appearance-if you really know her. "

This is Margaret's first love, and Colonel Townsend commented on her many years later.

As a troublesome princess who has been a headache for the British royal family for many years, Margaret's death not only did not let the royal family breathe a sigh of relief, but also caused people to deeply miss her. In a televised speech on February 9th, Prince Charles said emotionally, "My menstruation fell ill in her later years, and none of us want her to suffer from the illness alone. We don't want such a person with a free soul to be so cruelly bound. She loves life and bravely completed her own life path. Although everyone knows the beauty of menstruation, I don't think many people know it. She is a versatile person. We will always miss her. " British Prime Minister Blair, who is visiting Africa, delivered a eulogy for the death of Princess Margaret. In his eulogy, he said: "She has made many contributions to this country, and the whole country will be sad for losing her."

Although Princess Margaret was famous for her cleverness and humor when she was alive, she was unambiguous in one thing. Friends say that if someone calls George VI "your father" instead of "your majesty" in front of the princess, she usually leaves immediately. Similarly, if someone calls Elizabeth "your sister", she will immediately correct it and say, "You mean Her Majesty?" Princess Margaret's love for his family is evident.

If the unhappiness of Princess Margaret's life actually stems from the royal family, and from the friction between this ancient and well-behaved royal family and a free soul, then the princess herself has never complained about the royal family. Instead, she proudly said to others, "I am so unique in this world." I have a king's father and a queen's sister. " However, this is exactly what the royal family can bring her.

"I will always remember my aunt sitting in front of the piano and performing for us. Her singing is so beautiful, just like the sound of nature. " This is Prince Charles' memory of Princess Margaret. In the early morning of this day, his aunt died in another world accompanied by angels. There should be a paradise full of flowers and happiness.