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Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones feels a special connection to her late grandmotherPrincess Margaret.
The 20-year-old daughter ofKing Charles' first cousin reflected on her shared passion with Princess Margaret in her magazine cover debut forTatler’sMay issue,out Thursday. Margarita, the daughter of David Armstrong-Jones and his ex-wife Serena Stanhope, is a student at Haute École de Joaillerie in Paris, pursuing interests in jewelry and photography.
“I probably get the photography from my grandfather and the jewelry from my grandmother,” she told the outlet, alluding to her photographer grandfatherAntony Armstrong-Jonesand glamorous grandmother.
Margarita was named after Princess Margaret, who she never got to meet.Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister died at age 71 in 2002, and her only granddaughter was born a few months later.
Currently26th in line to the thronebehind her older brother Charles, Margarita has been in royal circles since birth, from adorably serving as a bridesmaid atPrince WilliamandKate Middleton’s 2011 wedding to spending time at Balmoral and Sandringham.
She also attended the Queen’s state funeral in September with her family, where her father David, a godson ofQueen Elizabeth, walked behind the coffin during the procession to St. George’s Chapel.
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“[It was] very simple and very small, and I think that’s probably what he wanted, nothing crazy and overstated. It’s timeless,” she said of the sparkler, which features three rubies locked with smaller diamonds to evoke a rosebud, nodding to Margaret’s middle name, Rose.
Like her “creative” grandmother, Margarita says she also likes pieces that are unique. “I like nothing too factory-made or straight. I like a little character,” she toldTatlerof her taste.
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source: people.com
