Princess Margaret's Children Arrived at Queen Elizabeth's Funeral.
Like their father, both children pursued careers in the arts, with David working as a furniture maker and Sarah as an artist. Princess Margaret's kids also joined their extended royal family to mourn the loss of their aunt, Queen Elizabeth, in September 2022.
Among the 2,000 mourners at Westminster Abbey was Sarah Ferguson – ex-wife of Prince Andrew and mother to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. The 62-year-old was seen supporting her grieving daughters and sat behind the Prince and Princess of Wales for the service, alongside her youngest Beatrice.
Working as a painter under the professional name Sarah Armstrong-Jones, she has since exhibited at galleries including The Redfern Gallery in London. She has also continued her parents' love of nurturing the arts, acting as Vice President of the Royal Drawing School and of the Royal Ballet School.
Share this: The bulk of Princess Margaret's £7.6 million fortune is to be divided between her two children, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto, it was announced on Tuesday. The Princess also left personal bequests to friends and members of staff, but exact details of the legacies will not be disclosed.
After Margaret's death in 2002, her children made the decision to auction some of her jewelry to help cover the taxes on her estate. Of the two diamond necklaces in her jewelry box, they chose to sell the Lady Mount Stephen Necklace.
According to some, the sisters may have left their seats early in order to move to the doors of the abbey and curtsey to the queen's coffin. Some viewers accused Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, for not joining the royals in singing 'God Save the King' during the funeral.
Syria and Venezuela
Due to the fact that the UK doesn't have diplomatic relations with either country, no representatives have been invited to the funeral.
But both Beatrice and Eugenie were seen with the rest of the royal family as they congregated outside the Abbey at the end of the funeral.
Did Queen Elizabeth cry at Princess Margaret's funeral? While attending her sister Princess Margaret's funeral at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II openly showed her grief over her loss.
The forbidden romance between Princess Margaret (August 1930–February 2002) and Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend (November 1914–June 1995) was revisited in its final chapters throughout the fifth season of The Crown—though the pair's love story in real life was sadly more doomed.
The Queen Mother was alive, but frail at the age of 101, and was present for Princess Margaret's funeral. She was driven to the funeral via a Ford people carrier from her home at the Royal Lodge across Windsor great park.
Her funeral was held in February and was a private event that was attended by only 400 family and friends and 30 members of the Royal Family.
Walking immediately behind the coffin were the Queen's four children, King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward. Immediately behind King Charles was Prince William, the next in line to the throne. "I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest Mother's life.
Millions of people around the world watched as Lance Sergeant Alex Turner, Lance Corporal Tony Flynn, Lance Sergeant Elias Orlowski, Guardsman Fletcher Cox, Guardsman James Patterson, Lance Sergeant Ryan Griffiths, Guardsman Luke Simpson, and Guardsman David Sanderson carried out their duty.
These six countries — Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia, Belarus, and Myanmar — will not attend the event which has been described as one of the largest gatherings of world leaders.
The Lord Chamberlain — Lord Parker of Minsmere, who once served as head of MI5 — took part in the ceremonial breaking of the wand to signify the end of his service to the Queen as sovereign. The wand was then placed above the Queen's coffin and will be buried with the monarch.
While the reason for the Duchess of Kent's absence has not been revealed, it is known that she has suffered from health problems in the past, including ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as 'chronic fatigue syndrome').
This is likely because he's too young for the solemn, day-long occasion.
According to the Daily Mail, the duo arrived at the church two hours before the service was set to begin, entering around the same time as Queen Consort Camilla's son, Tom Parker Bowles. Carole, 67, wore a black coatdress and hat, while her husband, 73, wore a traditional morning suit.
As news of Queen Elizabeth II's sudden ill health broke, members of the royal family rushed to be by her side at her Balmoral estate on Thursday. It is believed that only her two eldest children reached the estate before she died.
Princess Margaret's ruby and diamond engagement ring is currently believed to be in the hands of one of her two children; the rest of her possessions were sold along with her estate at a Christie's auction on June 13, 2006.
It is limited to only the monarch, Prince of Wales and 24 other living members. Although the Queen's sister Margaret is buried alongside them her name doesn't feature on the ledger stone as her ashes are interred inside the wall.