Princess Margaret Quotes

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“According to Princess Margaret, "You can't possibly have a picnic without your butler.”
Anne Glenconner , Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

Leslie Carroll
“One evening, a male friend hosting a house party was interrupted by a frantic call from the princess, who was threatening to commit suicide by throwing herself from her bedroom window. Panicked, the gentleman rang up the queen, who remained unfazed by her sister's dramatics. With characteristic sangfroid Her Majesty informed the caller to "carry on with your house party. Her bedroom is on the ground floor.”
Leslie Carroll, Royal Pains: A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds

Leslie Carroll
“It only increased Margaret's dislike of her name when young Elizabeth, whom the family called Lilibet, insisted on referring to her baby sister as "Bud". "She's not a real rose yet, is she? She's only a bud." Elizabeth, who was four years Margaret's senior, pertly told Lady Cynthia Asquith.”
Leslie Carroll, Royal Pains: A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds

Leslie Carroll
“It was psychologically natural for the lively younger sister to become the royal equivalent of the enfant terrible.”
Leslie Carroll, Royal Pains: A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds