Princess Margaret ring from Antony Armstrong-Jones after Townsend marriage was forbidden
Princess Margaret: Engagement ring from Antony Armstrong-Jones in The Crown scene (Image: GETTY)
Princess Margaret was famously unable to marry the first man she intended to, Peter Townsend, a divorcee. However, she went on to marry Antony Armstrong-Jones. He gave her a stunning engagement ring.
Princess Margaret’s engagement ring
Princess Margaret’s engagement ring from Antony Armstrong-Jones was a stunning red ruby ring, designed to look like a rose. This was a sweet tribute to Margaret’s middle name, Rose.
There is a ring of diamonds around the central rock, designed to look like petals.
In fact, the couple posed in the Royal Lodge’s rose garden on the day of their official engagement photographs.
It was claimed in a biography that the ring cost £250 back in 1960. Due to inflation, this equates to around £5,709.89 today.
This is still shockingly cheap for a royal engagement ring. Meghan Markle’s engagement ring is worth around £155,000 in comparison.
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Princess Margaret: Engagement ring from Antony Armstrong-Jones was a stunning red ruby ring (Image: GETTY)
Princess Margaret: Ring was designed to look like a rose after Margaret’s middle name (Image: GETTY)
Princess Margaret’s wedding
Margaret’s wedding took place on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey.
The beautiful bride wore a dress by Normal Hartnell, who also created Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown and coronation gown.
The gorgeous dress has a tiny, nipped-in waist and a tight bodice with a plunging neckline and a small Elizabethan collar and long sleeves.
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Did Peter Townsend marry Princess Margaret?
No, Peter Townsend and Margaret did not marry. They had hoped to, prior to Margaret meeting Antony.
It was not thought to be a good match, and Margate was told she must wait two years to marry Peter. During this time she was told any children she had with Peter would be removed from the line of succession, as would she.
This prompted Margaret to issues a statement, reading: “I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. I have been aware that, subject to my renouncing my rights of succession, it might have been possible for me to contract a civil marriage. But mindful of the Church’s teachings that Christian marriage is indissoluble and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before others.
“I have reached this decision entirely alone, and in doing so I have been strengthened by the unfailing support and devotion of Group Captain Townsend.”
Princess Margaret: Royal wedding timeline – when did they take place? (Image: EXPRESS.CO.UK)
What did Princess Margaret die of?
Princess Margaret dies on 9 February 2002 at the age of 71. She had been suffering with ill health from the 80s onwards.
She had a skin lesion and part of her lung revealed, suffered with pneumonia in 1993 and a stroke in 1998.
She had a number of strokes in her life, causing increasing problems with paralysis.
It was a stroke and subsequent cardiac problems that finally led to her death in 2002.
She was survived by her mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who died seven weeks later.
A look at the wedding tiaras worn by recent royal brides
Sophie, Countess of Wessex wedding tiara
While royal brides tend to either wear a brand new piece or wear an heirloom piece, Sophie, Countess of Wessex wore a combination of the two.
The exact name of the tiara is unknown.
The Countess has worn the piece of jewellery a number of times since her wedding day – such as to the nuptials of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Sarah Ferguson wedding tiara
Sarah Ferguson tied the knot with Prince Andrew at Westminster Abbey in July 1986.
Sarah Ferguson also wore a previously unseen wedding tiara, with the jewellery having been made especially for her.
Princess Diana wedding tiara
Princess Diana was known as Lady Diana Spencer before marrying Prince Charles back in 1981.
The royals tied the knot at St Paul’s Cathedral.
The late princess opted for her own family diamonds for the occasion, wearing the Spencer Tiara.
Meghan Markle wedding tiara
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, wore the Queen Mary Bandeau Tiara for her and Prince Harry’s big day.
The former Suits actor tied the knot with the prince in May 2018, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The jewels hadn’t been worn for 65 years prior to the special event, having previously been well-loved and worn by Queen Mary, the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Kate Middleton wedding tiara
Kate Middleton and Prince William wed at Westminster Abbey, London, back in 2011.
The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at the church in the Cartier Halo Tiara.
It is set with more than 1000 diamonds, and crafted as a band of “16 graduated scrolls”, the Royal Collection Trust has said.
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