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On May 6, 1960 the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret wed Antony ‘Tony’ Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. Their wedding was the first royal wedding to be televised and attracted over 20 million viewers.

The marriage between a royal and a “commoner” – the first for 400 years - was quite the scandal at the time and most foreign royal families disapproved of the King’s daughter marrying a photographer. The only foreign royal to attend the wedding was Queen Ingrid of Denmark.

Now, more than 50 years later, Margaret and Tony’s marriage has been put centre stage once again thanks to the second season of Netflix’s hit show The Crown.

The Crown follows the British Royal Family and the first season charted Queen Elizabeth II’s rise to the throne – from her marriage to Prince Philip to the death of her father, King George and her coronation.

The second season of the show was released on December 8 and if you haven’t already binge-watched it we suggest you do so asap. Without giving too much away, the sophomore season is where the show really comes into its own.

One of the stand-out performances of the season is Vanessa Kirby’s portrayal of Princess Margaret and the episodes centred around her burgeoning relationship with Tony make for compelling television.

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It’s easy to get swept up in the blurred lines between fact and television entertainment that The Crown so readily provides, but what was Margaret's life and relationship with Tony like in real life?

The pair were married for nearly two decades – 18 years – before separating in 1976 and divorcing two years later. During this time they had two children - David and Sarah. Margaret passed away in 2002 while Tony passed away at the beginning of 2017.

The gallery above gives snapshots into Princess Margaret's life growing up and her time spent with Tony.

When Princess Margaret was born in 1930, her grandfather George V was the reigning monarch and she was fourth in line to the throne after her Uncle Albert, father and older sister Elizabeth.

However, in 1936, Margaret's life changed dramatically when her grandfather died and her uncle abdicated the throne less than a year after taking the crown. This left her father, King George VI as the reigning monarch and her sister as the heir to the throne. Margaret was now second-in-line to the throne.

The photos above depict Margaret's childhood, from her father's coronation to her sister's 18th birthday celebrations. We also see her wedding to Tony, wearing a silk organza Norman Hartnell wedding gown. The pair loved to spend their holidays in the Caribbean and we see pictures of them on holiday during their marriage.

In 1953, we see Margaret pictured with Group Captain Peter Townsend who played a prominent role in the first season of The Crown.

Margaret was quite the socialite and known as the 'free spirit' of the royal family, and in 1976 we see her having dinner with rock royalty Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.

Margaret continued to be in the public eye until her death in 2002. Her mother, the Queen Mother also passed away less than two months later.