Margarita Armstrong-Jones

Margarita Armstrong-Jones
Born	Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones 14 May 2002 (2002-05-14) (age 9) London, England
Known for	great-niece of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and granddaughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Title	The Honourable
Parents	David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Serena Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley

The Honourable Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (born 14 May 2002) is the only daughter of Viscount Linley and Viscountess Linley. She was born three months after the death of her grandmother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and a month and a half after the death of her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. She is the only granddaughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon. She is styled The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones; when her father becomes the second Earl of Snowdon she will be known as Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.

Margarita Armstrong-Jones (below right) at the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

She is 16th in line of succession to the British throne. She is named for her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and great-aunt, Elizabeth II. Rose was, according to her father in an interview with Majesty Magazine, selected by her brother Charles. Alleyne is also one of her mother's middle names.^[1]

In September 2006, according to a 25 December 2006 article in the Daily Telegraph, "Margarita was photographed sitting on the luggage rack of her father's bicycle in rush hour traffic." The photograph provoked complaints from advocates of traffic safety. The article also declared that the blonde, active four-year-old Margarita was "the star of the show" when she attended Christmas services with the royal family at St. Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham House, The Queen's Norfolk estate. Margarita walked between Peter Phillips and Prince William, her second cousins, holding their hands. The two men swung her high in the air during the walk to the church as she begged, "More, more, more!" Later, she looked "adoringly" at William when he explained how to hand out flowers to the children who had gathered to get a glimpse of the royal family outside the church. The little girl served as the Queen's flower girl. The article noted that Margarita "displayed all the star quality of her late grandmother, Princess Margaret."^[2] On 14 February 2011 it was announced that Margarita would be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William of Wales, her second cousin, and Catherine Middleton, a duty she performed on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey.

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Notes

1. ^ Pierce, Andrew (2002). "Margarita makes her debut". The Times. London , England. http://find.galegroup.com/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=SPN.SP00&docId=CJ95181213&source=gale&srcprod=SP00&userGroupName=txshracd2679&version=1.0. Retrieved 3 January 2007. 
2. ^ Davies, Caroline (26 December 2006). "Margarita Swings In To Steal Sandringham Show". The Daily Telegraph (UK). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/26/nqueen26.xml. Retrieved 28 December 2006. 

References

• Caroline Davies, "Margarita Swings in To Steal Sandringham Show," a 25 December 2006 Telegraph
• An Online Gotha, a genealogy of the royal family of Great Britain.

British royalty
Preceded by The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones	Line of succession to the British throne 16th position	Succeeded by Lady Sarah Chatto

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