When she was born at Kensington Palace on May 1, 1964, she was seventh in the line of succession. Weighing 6lb and 2oz, this was the last royal to be born in a palace, not a hospital.
Julia Rausing, who has died of cancer aged 63, worked as a secretary at Christie’s in Mayfair, rose through the ranks, working in Old Masters and valuation, and became a senior director of the auction house before becoming the second wife of the Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing in 2014 – and a notable philanthropist.
EVEN to hardened detectives, it was a macabre scene. In a second-floor bedroom of London s most exclusive addresses, lay the decomposing body of a woman.
When it was confirmed to Princess Margaret that her elder sister would some day be Queen, her response was one of sympathy - verging on disdain. Poor you! she famously replied.