princess margaret wedding
Margaret Countess of Snowdon

Royal Wedding Recollections – Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom & Antony Armstrong-Jones

Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom and Antony Armstrong-Jones were married on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey in the first-ever televised British royal wedding. As her father, King George VI, had already died, she was escorted to the altar by her brother-in-law, the Duke of Edinburgh. They had arrived in the Glass Coach, travelling [read more]

Lady Poltimore
Margaret Countess of Snowdon

The Poltimore Tiara

The Poltimore Tiara was made for Florence Bampfylde, Lady Poltimore, by the jeweller Garrard around 1870. The tiara could be worn traditionally but could also be broken down into a necklace or even into brooches. Lady Poltimore wore the tiara to the coronation of King George VI and Queen Mary in 1911. It was her [read more]