Lady Sarah Chatto

Lady Sarah Chatto
Born	1 May 1964 (1964-05-01) (age 47) Kensington Palace, London
Other names	Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto
Occupation	Artist (painter)
Spouse	Daniel Chatto
Children	Samuel Chatto Arthur Chatto
Parents	Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

The Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto, née Armstrong-Jones (b. 1 May 1964), is the only daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She is 17th in line of succession to the thrones of each of the Commonwealth Realms; at the time of her birth, she was seventh in line. She is the only niece of Queen Elizabeth II and the youngest grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Early life

Lady Sarah was born on 1 May at Kensington Palace in London. She attended the Camberwell School of Art and Middlesex Polytechnic (Middlesex University since 1992) and is a professional painter, represented by the Redfern Gallery. She is also Vice President of The Royal Ballet, an appointment she accepted in 2004, following the example of her mother, who was a patron of The Royal Ballet.

She and her brother, Viscount Linley, have attracted far less media attention than their cousins, the Queen's children, and their mother interfered very little in their professional and personal lives, which some believe has led to their success in both areas.^{[citation needed]} The Queen keeps in close contact with Lady Sarah and Lord Linley; they often accompany her on family holidays and they and their children are always invited to Royal events. They usually spend Christmas with the Royal Family at Sandringham.^[1]

Lady Sarah's half-sister, Lady Frances von Hofmannsthal (née Armstrong-Jones), born 17 July 1979, is also a daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon by his second wife, Lucy Lindsay-Hogg. Lady Sarah has another half-sister who was born in 1960 (during her parent's marriage) and whom a 2004 paternity test confirmed as a daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon. This half-sister is named Polly Fry and was raised as the daughter of Jeremy Fry, an inventor and member of the Fry's chocolate family, and his first wife, Camilla. Lady Sarah has a half-brother, Jasper Cable-Alexander (born 30 April 1998), who is a son of the 1st Earl of Snowdon by his extramarital affair with Melanie Cable-Alexander, an editor at Country Life magazine.

Marriage and issue

Lady Sarah married Daniel Chatto on 14 July 1994, the marriage being officiated by the Reverend Chad Varah. The couple have two children together:

Name	Birth	Notes
Samuel David Benedict Chatto	28 July 1996 in London	Currently 18th in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom
Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto	5 February 1999 in London	Currently 19th in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom. He is seventh in an unbroken line of second-born children starting with Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His maternal grandmother, The Countess of Snowdon attended his third birthday party a few days before her death on 9 February 2002.

Titles from birth to present

• The Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (1964–1994)
• The Lady Sarah Chatto (1994–present)

Ancestry

References

1. ^ Royal family gathers for Christmas at Sandringham

External links

• Sarah Armstrong-Jones artworks
• Sarah Armstrong-Jones at the Internet Movie Database

British royalty
Preceded by The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones	Line of succession to the British Throne	Succeeded by Samuel Chatto
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscountess Linley	Ladies The Lady Sarah Chatto	Succeeded by The Duchess of Gloucester

Persondata
Name	Chatto, Sarah
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Short description
Date of birth	1 May 1964
Place of birth	Kensington Palace, London
Date of death
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