Fiona Hanson - PA Images And though she was ill herself, the 101-year-old Queen Mother (who died two months later) attended her daughter's services, along with 29 other members of the royal family and 370 guests. SOPHIE, COUNTESS OF WESSEX, is the Queen's closest confidante following the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret's deaths, according to insiders. She also attended a photocall on behalf of English Heritage and paid a private visit to Dover. She was known as one of the royal family's most vivacious characters, and fans are learning more about her thanks to Netflix's The Crown.If you remember, in seasons 1 and 2, Vanessa Kirby portrayed her, and now, BAFTA award-winning actress Helena Bonham Carter has replaced … The Queen was at her mother's bedside when she passed away at her Windsor residence, Royal Lodge. Lord Linley read the lesson from Romans 8 which was followed by the hymn Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise. Sisters Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret couldn't have been more different. There had been doubts that the royal family's matriarch, who has been unwell with a chest infection and then suffered a fall, would make Friday's ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the burial of her own husband, King George VI. So, that's the foundation for a Royal conspiracy, as five people with mental health issues were secretly re-located, perhaps for the benefit of the family's reputation. Her beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30am, in The King Edward VII Hospital. LONDON, England -- Britain's 101-year-old Queen Mother was among 400 mourners at Windsor Castle for the funeral of her daughter Princess Margaret. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were said to have remained composed throughout, nodding acknowledgement at guests, the Press Association reported. She had lunch with friends on Sunday and returned to London on Monday, July 30. The Queen Mother spent three months in mourning, after which she embarked on a life of public duty, characterised by a touch that made her a favourite with the public. Princess Margaret destroyed scores of ‘highly personal’ letters written by Diana, Princess of Wales to the Queen Mother. She did not attend other church services during the Royals' New Year stay at Sandringham and was unable to be at the local Women's Institute annual meeting. More than 30 members of the royal family were at the private ceremony for the princess, who will be remembered for her love of the arts and the good life. A persistent cold forced her to miss the Royal Family's 100th birthday party for Princess Alice at Kensington Palace in December and also the Royals' Christmas Day church service at Sandringham. Article continues below advertisement. She had surgery under general anaesthetic to remove it at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where she spent several days. Margaret was especially close to the king. Among the mourners were actresses Dame Judi Dench, this week nominated for an Oscar for "Iris", and Felicity Kendal. Members of the royal family have been informed.". It took coughing up blood in front of Queen Elizabeth II, but in episode seven of The Crown’s season four, Princess Margaret finally accepts that it’s time to change things up. Margaret's death came amid her sister's Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of her accession to Britain's throne. At the televised event, the queen’s sister picked a piece of lint from the lapel … It was a delightful sight. They married at Westminster Abbey in April 1923, and had two children - Elizabeth, now the Queen, and Princess Margaret. Margaret was colonel-in-chief of the regiment. After recently suffering with a bad cough and a chest infection, her condition deteriorated this morning and her doctors were called. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, CI, GCVO, CD (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. But a red-eyed Lady Sarah Chatto, Princess Margaret's daughter, appeared devastated. The Prince of Wales rushed to his grandmother's side as she began to cope with the bereavement. At the back was the princess's one-time boyfriend Roddy Llewellyn, who wore a double-breasted pinstripe suit. She was taken by car to the King Edward VII Hospital, in central London, and was able to walk unaided up the three steps into the private clinic. Princess Ingrid was born on 28 March 1910, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm as the third child and only daughter of Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught.Her father was the eldest son of King Gustaf V of Sweden by his wife, Princess Victoria of Baden.Her mother was a daughter of Queen Victoria's third son Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught … The Queen, with great sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately. Margaret, 71, who had been ill … A former member of the royal staff has opened up about what the relationship between Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth was really like. The princess had been dogged by medical problems in recent years and was little seen in public. When her husband was crowned King George VI on December 12 1936, after the abdication crisis of King Edward VIII, she became the first British-born Queen Consort since Tudor times. Then, on August 1, she was said to be suffering from anaemia and was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital where she underwent a blood transfusion. The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson. Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, the Countess of Snowdon, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of England, singing a Cole Porter medley at a … On July 13 she had flown 80 miles by helicopter to Walmer Castle, near Deal, Kent, where she spent three nights and carried out official engagements as Warden of the Cinque Ports. Unlike her corgi-loving sister Queen Elizabeth II, who was just 22 when she gave birth to Prince Charles, motherhood wasn't in the cards for Princess Margaret until she was 31.. Queen Elizabeth died peacefully in her sleep at 3.15 this afternoon at Royal Lodge. Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry twice divorced … Widowed on February 6 1952, she chose to be called Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when her elder daughter became Queen Elizabeth II. 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