Snowdon: The Biography

Snowdon: The Biography

by Anne de Courcy
Snowdon: The Biography

Snowdon: The Biography

by Anne de Courcy

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Overview

How did a photographer who was a relentless playboy, an unashamed womaniser and a leather-clad motorcyclist marry the Queen's sister and become the Establishment figure Lord Snowdon? The brilliantly talented Antony Armstrong-Jones often humiliated Princess Margaret, yet he was compassionate to the causes he cared about. Since his death in 2017, Snowdon still hasn't escaped the limelight, as more and more is revealed about his wild and intriguing life.

Written with exclusive access to Snowdon and the people closest to him, this book uncovers the real man and his times. Addressing the facts behind the myths - the secret courtship of Margaret, the love child born just weeks after the royal marriage, the affairs on both sides, the suicide of one mistress and the birth of an illegitimate son to another - this is a balanced yet no-holds-barred account of Snowdon's life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781474625142
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/01/2022
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 7.75(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Anne de Courcy is a well-known writer and journalist. In the 1970s she was Woman's Editor on the London Evening News and in the 1980s she was a regular feature-writer for the Evening Standard. She is also a former feature writer and reviewer for the Daily Mail. Her recent books include THE VICEROY'S DAUGHTERS and DEBS AT WAR.


Go to www.annedecourcy.com for more information.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

1 The Other Son 1

2 On His Way 20

3 Pimlico Road 32

4 'Tony Snapshot' 47

5 Margaret 64

6 Engagement 83

7 A Glittering Couple 96

8 Married Life 121

9 Harsh Words 151

10 Old House and Les Jolies Eaux 172

11 Feeling Trapped 194

12 Lucy 213

13 'Tell Your Friend to Keep Out of My House' 226

14 Separation 244

15 Remarriage 265

16 Campaigning 282

17 Working Ever Harder 295

18 'I Need to Speak Urgently to Lord Snowdon' 315

19 Melanie 325

20 Battling On 343

21 Surprise, Surprise … 357

Source Notes 373

Select Bibliography 383

Index 386

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