![]() Twiggy replied, “I’m Lesley Hornby, ma’am, but people call me Twiggy.” The royal proceeded to ignore her seatmate until, about two hours later, Margaret turned to the model and asked, “And who are you?” As popular Margaret lore goes, the princess was seated next to 60s supermodel Twiggy at a dinner party.They characterize her as a queen in the best, gives-the-least-fucks sense of the word. When Margaret died in 2002, she left behind a litany of stories and anecdotes which-whether true or not-are vastly entertaining. Though her life was tragic, it was never boring. ![]() Thus, she spent the rest of her years an unpredictable, unfulfilled, and incredibly spoiled prisoner, dependent on the shackles she so deeply resented, and unapologetic in her royal demands. She rebelled against the crown-hence her nickname, “The Royal Rebel”-but declined to forfeit its privileges for her first love, Peter Townsend. But Princess Margaret’s birth order and place restricted her to her sister’s long shadow and archaic constitutional constraints. Had she been born to another family, she may have found happiness. ![]() ![]() The Crown proves that Princess Margaret was a truly fascinating character-a witty, charismatic, rebellious, and glamorous woman with tremendous star power and an ever-present cigarette. ![]()
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