![]() ![]() She was hugely intelligent, incredibly thoughtful and kind, and that’s the side of her by and large that was either not known or certainly wasn’t reported on. But if we think of those as faults, then for all those faults, she was also, conversely, such fun. Yes, she could bring a conversation to a shuddering halt by a correction or by a remark. It’s true that, yes, she could be difficult. I suppose it’s not unfair to say the public perception of her is divided. The very first time that I had lunch with her, she said (and I remember her words precisely): “I expect before you met me, you thought I was the sort of person the tabloids said I was.” Then she paused, and she said, “And now you know I’m not.” It was so true that the woman I was talking to, the person I was getting to know, really wasn’t the person that I had read about in the tabloid press. Photo: PA Images/PA Images via Getty Imagesĭid you have any preconceived notions of Princess Margaret before you met? And if so, were you surprised at all by her? And that’s how I was with Princess Margaret. I’m not entirely sure that a biographer working with the person they are writing about gets to the true nitty-gritty, but you do it as best you can. It really was terrific to be able to talk to her directly and personally about aspects of her life and who she was. Although I’d been well-aware of her all my life, I actually knew her for the last 22 years of her life, and it was a remarkable experience, really, from a biographer’s point of view. I first met the princess when I was working with a friend of hers on his first book, which we wrote at her house at Kensington Palace. You were the princess’s authorized biographer, meaning she specifically selected you to tell her story. ![]() The documentary traces the royal’s life (going beyond the stories we already know from The Crown) and features interviews from a number of people who knew her - including Christopher Warwick, who wrote Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts, an authorized biography of the princess.Īhead of the show’s debut, Warwick chatted with the Cut about working with Princess Margaret, the sides of her that the public never got to see, and why her hanging out with the likes of Mick Jagger was simply second nature. To satisfy our communal thirst for anything and everything Princess Margaret, PBS will air its new two-part series, aptly titled Margaret: The Rebel Princess, on February 10 and 17. The first two seasons of the Netflix series showcased Margaret’s younger years, which were full of heartbreak, loneliness, and wild nights out in the chic London arts scene of the 1950s, leading to a renewed cultural interest in the royal. Spain’s Princess Leonor will be first in the line of succession, unless a male heir is born, followed by her sister Sofia.Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away 17 years ago this month, but thanks in large part to The Crown, the late royal party girl is as popular as ever. ![]() ![]() Juan Carlos abdicated amid a tax fraud case involving members of the royal family and following a scandal over his elephant-hunting trip in Africa at a time when Spain was going through a deep recession. The government and the Royal House have agreed her “very intense” military training will precede university studies, following in the footsteps of her father in the 1980s. The princess will receive her first year of training at the Army Military Academy in Zaragoza, then go to a naval school, which includes sailing the Juan Sebastian Elcano training tall ship, and finish her studies at the General Air Academy. Princess Leonor (left) and her sister Sofia (right), watch troops marching during the Spanish National Day military parade in Madrid in 2016. “In due course, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces will be a woman, and in recent years we have been making a very important effort to incorporate women into the armed forces,” Robles said. She is first in the line of succession, unless a male heir is born, followed by her sister Sofia. REUTERSįelipe’s eldest daughter Leonor, who will finish her two-year high school course at UWC Atlantic College in Wales in a few months, turns 18 in October. Spain’s Princess Leonor will undergo three years of military training starting in August, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said. “As in all parliamentary monarchies (the heir) has to have a military background and a military career,” Robles said after a cabinet meeting. The Spanish monarchy is struggling to repair its image after a series of scandals over the past decade, mainly linked to the former king Juan Carlos who abdicated in 2014 in favor of his son, King Felipe. MADRID – Princess Leonor, 17 and the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne, will undergo three years of military training starting in August, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Tuesday. ![]()
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