Brokenhearted Princess Margaret broke off her engagement to Captain Peter Townsend on the radio in 1955
Princess Margaret was the original royal rebel. Here, Vogue explores 11 of the most outrageous tales told about the Queen’s younger sister, from her morning routine to her doomed romance with Group Captain Peter Townsend.
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Fabulously glamorous and oozing charisma, Princess Margaret left an indelible mark and remains one of the most stylish royals of all time
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The 20-year-old - who is The Earl of Snowdon's daughter - gave a nod to one of her paternal grandmother's most famous outfits for her night out in Soho on Thursday.
DATE:September 9 1948 D:Princess Margaret at London Airport,after her arriving from Holland /original photo
It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. How you experience this time will be, in part, up to you.
Daughter of the Queen’s late sister, Princess Margaret, Lady Sarah, who turns 52 tomorrow, is one of the most low-key Royals yet holds a very special place in Her Majesty’s affections.
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Helena Bonham-Carter will play the late Princess in The Crown's fourth season. While we await the premiere, take a look back at rare images of the real-life royal.
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The Pearl of Scotland The Life of Saint Margaret of Scotland 1045 – 16 November 1093 27th Great Grandmother Margaret of Wessex was born in the year 1045 in Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Hungary. She…
The author of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Testaments" unpacks the way "all speculative fiction writers are writing about the present and the past."
More fuel for royal fervor! In Ma’am Darling, Princess Margaret emerges as a chain-smoking, chain-drinking, man-eating monster with flashes of wit and unsteady charm.
Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh (1864-1933) était une artiste écossaise, dont l'œuvre originale - que l'on peut rattacher au courant Art nouv...
Se suele decir que la fotografía nació por un experimento afortunado y trascendió por el esfuerzo de la imaginación. La frase, podría resumir el recorrido artístico de Julia Margaret Cameron, que…
Margaret Hamilton wrote the code for the Apollo 11 guidance software, which the critic claimed Neil Armstrong had to deactivate before the historical landing in 1969.
As I have been working my way through the Tudor era I have been doing further research on the puzzling white band that appears in many early Tudor portraits. The result is this rather long post. I …
Details of the two A.J.Davies windows from the nave of the chapel. In March 2015 work began on the demolition of the Victorian chapel at Leicester Royal Infirmary, the controversial action being the first stage in an expansion of the present hospital complex. Sadly the chapel was deemed to be in the way of these plans and sacrificed, but fortunately all the stained glass windows were rescued from the building before work began. The windows were removed by Norgrove Studios of Redditch, where I took the opportunity to photograph all the panels before they were packed away to be put into storage and face an uncertain future (I had photographed the complete windows when they were still in situ a year earlier). There is talk of mounting some of the windows in artificially lit units at some stage as all served as memorials to former staff at the hospital. However there is some concern over which might receive this priority treatment; there has been talk of returning the four Kempe saints to view purely because he is believed to be the most significant artist represented in the chapel's windows. However three Arts & Crafts windows at the west end were in my mind the more significant pieces here, but it isn't clear what might be done with them, or the Victorian and modern windows from the apse. Therefore I show the windows in detail here, very likely for the last time in natural daylight, with the aim of keeping the memory of their beauty and craftsmanship alive.
St Margaret was born in Hungary of Anglo-Saxon and Hungarian parents. When William of Normandy conquered England she found refuge with King Malcolm III of Scotland, and they were married in 1070 and had eight children. She reformed the royal court, founded monasteries, and supported major reforms of Church life. She died in Edinburgh on 16 November 1093. She is remembered for the happiness of her marriage, for her devotion to prayer and learning, and especially for her generosity to the poor. This stained glass window of the saint is in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
I spent Sunday morning looking at the beautiful photographs of Julia Margaret Cameron, in a wonderful, old book I have of her photography.
Margaret Atwood steps into the fantastical world of Tim Walker in this wonderful photoshoot and front cover for the Sunday Times Style magazine.
How Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland, made her home lovely and her kingdom a paradise – how every true woman can imitate Margaret, and make her...
“Thoughts, silent thoughts, of Time and Space and Death…”
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Today is the feast day of St Margaret of Antioch (not to be confused with St Margaret of Scotland or Hungary). Although St Margaret was declared to be apocryphal in the year 494 by no less an authority than Pope Gelasius, and many people over many years have entertained doubts...
Illustrator Margaret Tarrant (1888-1959), of London, was nearly a child herself when she illustrated Water Babies at the age of 20. She illustrated children's books in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I want to dive into her soft pastel sea world in this illustration from Water Babies. She truly captured the wonder of childhood. This illustration of a little girl smelling the flowers is captivating with a touch of fantasy. Yet, it reveals how small children perceive a world where everything is bigger than they are. This illustration inspired one of my wool paintings. I could spend hours gazing at Margaret Tarrant's illustrations and gaining inspiration. Tarrant was prolific in illustrating the fairy world. I love everything about this Christmas card--the subdued and limited color palette, the cuteness of the little robin and that sweet expression on the little elf's face. Tarrant illustrated postcards and calendars for the Medici Society. Another triumph in pastels by Margaret Tarrant, Fairy Sea Horses. Truly inspiring. Don't you want to go on the boat to fairyland? Tarrant was also known for her religious illustrations of Jesus. I found it interesting that Margaret Tarrant was good friends with another Medici illustrator Molly Brett. They met at the Guildford School of Art. She went to live on Brett's estate when she was older. She was also a good friend to well-known fairy artist Cecily Mary Barker. One of the best biographies of Margaret Tarrant is on Mystical Myth. See my Pinterest board Vintage Children's Book Illustration.
During her 11 years at No. 10 Downing, Margaret Thatcher was in her element, remaking Great Britain from top to bottom. Her official biographer, Charles Moore, assesses the Iron Lady’s legacy as the nation’s first and, as yet, only female prime minister, one who relished playing with the boys—and beating them.
Margaret Winifred Tarrant (1888-1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects. "Brolly" is an informal British word, short for umbrella.
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Today, 16 November, is the feast of St Margaret of Scotland (c.1045-93), who was queen to King Malcolm of Scotland. St Margaret was canonized in the year 1250 by Pope Innocent IV on account of her personal holiness and fidelity to the Church. She would personally serve orphans and the poor every day before she herself would eat, and would rise at midnight to attend church services every night. This gorgeous precious marble statue of the saint is in the Jesuit church at Farm Street in London.
Oil on board; 141 x 90.2 cm. Annigoni was born in Milan. He studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, taking classes in painting, sculpture and engraving. Basing his style on the Italian old masters he studied their techniques, learning the art of 'oil tempera' under the Russian painter, Nikolai Lokoff. Initially Annigoni's success was limited to Italy where his sharply evocative landscapes were very popular. In 1947 along with Gregory Sciltian, the brothers Antonio and Xavier Bueno, and others, he signed the manifesto of the 'Modern Realist Painters', coming out in open opposition to abstract art. Alone among the signatories Annigoni remained true, both aesthetically and ethically to the doctrines of the manifesto. His art was brought to the attention of the British public when, in March 1949, the Royal Academy accepted some of his works for the annual exhibition and the move from relative obscurity to instant recognition came in 1954 when he received a commission to paint the young Queen Elizabeth II. The commission from the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers brought instant fame. Crowds flocked to see the painting when it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and a limited-edition print published by The Times was fully subscribed. Sir Alfred Munnings, former President of the Royal Academy, declared Annigoni to be 'the greatest painter of the age'. This painting was followed by a portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh and another of Princess Margaret in 1957. In typical style the portrait is painted in immense detail, with the Princess depicted amongst the roses evocative of her name. The fabric of her cloak is reminiscent of the religious frescoes he painted as a younger man, imbuing the portrait with a magical, ethereal quality. Annigoni remained a prominent artistic personality until his death in Florence in 1988, his paintings a powerful evocation of the great Renaissance tradition.
Margaret Tarrant (1888-1959), Good Heralds, What Lies Within the Rose’s Heart?
Hello crafty people, Today I have two cards showing the "Mackintosh ladies' in all their beauty. The first one is made on a distress ink background using some salt. I've embossed the panel and roses with Wow Black glint en coloured with water based markers.Added some gemstones..... The sentiment is from the 'Amazing birthday'sheet. The 2nd one is my favorite and I was inspired by one of the artworks of the wife of Rennie Mackintosh which was an artist too. I will show that too so you can see my source of inspiration...... original artwork of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh I have masked the lady( Mackintosh beauty sheet) and stamped two of the panels(Mackintosh windows) on each side and extended the lines so she had a nice matching background. I've stamped on Basic Grey paper and coloured with colour pencils. I've layered her on a gold metallic embossed background and I've stamped the roses on the card behind with Versamark and added metallics Pan Pastel. I've embossed the die cut flower too and added also some Pan Pastel. If you want to see another two of my 'Mackintosh' creations, please take a look on my blog 'Mir'acle Art Inspirations It was fun playing with this beauty! Hope I have inspired you too, thanks for visiting and till next time!
‘One does not sit before Royalty sits.’ Princess Margaret told a pregnant woman. Her lavish lifestyle and grand personality is laid bare in new biography by author Craig Brown.
Today is the feast of Queen Margaret of Scotland, was an English princess of the House of Wessex. Margaret was sometimes called “The Pearl of Scotland”. Born in exile in Hungary, she was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the short-ruling and uncrowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Margaret and her family returned to England in 1057, but fled to the Kingdom of Scotland following the Norman conquest of England of 1066. Around 1070 Margaret married Malcolm III of Scotland, becoming his queen consort. She was a pious woman, and among many charitable works she established a ferry across the Firth of Forth for pilgrims travelling to Dunfermline Abbey, which gave the towns of South Queensferry and North Queensferry their names. Margaret was the mother of three kings of Scotland and a queen consort of England. According to the Life of Saint Margaret, attributed to Turgot of Durham, she died at Edinburgh Castle in 1093, just days after receiving the news of her husband's death in battle. In 1250 she was canonised by Pope Innocent IV, and her remains were reinterred in a shrine at Dunfermline Abbey. Her relics were dispersed after the Scottish Reformation and subsequently lost. Detail of a window by Douglas Strachan in the church of All Saints in St Andrews.
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Indian-born ethnic and cultural Englishwoman Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) began to experiment in photographic portraiture after receiving a camera as a 48th birthday present from her daughter and son-in-law. Connected to the era’s notables – relocated from the colonies Cameron lived at the family’s estate on the Isle of Wight (named Dimbola Lodge after one of their Ceylon rubber and … Continue reading "Julia Margaret Cameron’s Victorian Photographs of Famous Men and Fair Women"
