Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones tied the knot on May 6, 1960, at Westminster Abbey. Express.co.uk is taking a look back at the Countess of Snowdon s gorgeous wedding tiara.
Princess Margaret wore the Poltimore Tiara on her wedding day. The piece, interestingly, wasn t from the royal vaults, with the Princess doing things her own way
Princess Margaret, the Queen’s younger sister, wed Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 1960. Although highly privileged, Anthony – later the Earl of Snowdon – was a photographer and filmmaker and did not come from noble birth, making him an unconventional husband choice for a royal. But that’s not where the breaking of
“In typical Princess Margaret fashion, she did something rather unusual for the time. “Instead of borrowing a tiara from the royal collection, the Princess wore a tiara that she herself had purchased, the Poltimore Tiara. “She bought it at an auction in 1959 from the grandson of the 4th Baron Poltimore, for around £5,500. “Unlike