“Vivacious” died 21 years in the past to the day, along with her February 15 funeral held on a poignant date for each and the falling precisely 50 years after that of Margaret’s father. The late Princess was very shut along with her pricey “papa”, who had died when she was simply 23, a proven fact that turned much more evident in requests for her closing resting place.
The 71-year-old — who died along with her kids, Lord David Linley and Woman Sarah Chatto, by her aspect — was cremated at Slough Crematorium at a £280 ceremony, round £450 immediately, unattended by members of the Royal Household, in line with the Each day Mail.
Most senior, working royals are cremated or interred, however Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter, Princess Louise, was the final royal to be cremated in December 1939.
Though , one thing she had carried out all through her life because the Queen’s youthful sister, there was, in reality, a touching motive for her choice.
The Countess of Snowdon wished to be laid to relaxation alongside her father, , and, finally, her mom, too. Margaret had a detailed bond along with her late father, having spent the ultimate few hours of his life earlier than his consuming with him.
Nevertheless, area was too restricted within the royal vault at St George’s Chapel for Margaret to be buried conventionally, so she selected cremation.
Moreover, she didn't just like the burial floor at Frogmore — which she described as “gloomy” — the place the likes of Queen Victoria and the King Edward VIII are buried.
Margaret died on February 9, 2002, after struggling a 3rd and closing stroke. Her passing was met by members of the royal household expressing their grief with the now King Charles III stating she could be “terribly missed”.
Clarence Home, then the Queen Mom’s residence, additionally launched an announcement that stated she was “deeply saddened”. The previous Prime Minister Tony Blair additionally famous that earlier than she was in poor health, Margaret had given a “nice deal of service to the nation”, including that she could be “remembered with plenty of affection”.
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The Queen Mom, then aged 101 and fragile, insisted on coming right down to Windsor for her daughter’s funeral — held days after the anniversary of King George VI’s demise — from Sandringham Fortress.
Margaret's pricey buddy since they had been simply three years previous, Woman Anne Glenconner informed Channel 5 in 2021: “It was terribly poignant as a result of the Queen Mom was in a wheelchair, and when the coffin glided by, she tried to face up, and I believe she might need needed to have been helped up.”
The Princess had stipulated that she needed to make her very closing journey alone. Her English oak coffin was pushed the three-and-a-half mile journey to Slough the place it was met by the registrar, Roger Parkin, and varied witnesses, together with members of her employees and her non-public secretary, Viscount Ullswater.
Very like her pricey father, Margaret struggled with well being points as she was additionally a smoker, having greater than 60 cigarettes a day and consuming excessively.
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She had been unwell for a while having turn into wheelchair-bound along with her sight impaired as a consequence of a stroke suffered the 12 months earlier than her demise.
The ultimate two years of her life had been “horrible” however her pals did what they might, visiting her and studying to her as a lot as potential, hoping to supply her with some companionship in her closing days.
Woman Glenconner, Margaret's former Woman in Ready, choked up as she stated: “In a method it was unhappy however I used to be so glad for Princess Margaret, who suffered a lot on the finish.
“For any individual like that, who had been so vivacious and exquisite, and having fun with life, to see her in a wheelchair, unable to see, broke my coronary heart really.”