Death of the Earl of Snowdon

Antony Charles Robert, Earl of Snowdon

March 7th 1930 - January 13th 2017

The Earl of Snowdon, former brother in law of the Queen, has died. He was 86 and passed away peacefully at home.

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Antony Charles Robert Armstong-Jones married Princess Margaret, the Queen's only sister, on May 6th 1960 at Westminster Abbey. He was made Earl of Snowdon on October 6th 1961, just a month before their son, David, was born. They went on to have a daughter, Sarah, in 1964 but the marriage ran into trouble and they divorced in 1978.  He married Lucy Lindsay-Hogg in November 1978 but they divorced in 2000.

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Lord Snowdon was a renowned photographer and designer and before, during and after his marriage to Princess Margaret was responsible for several collections of royal portraits. He also took a leading role in the organisation of the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969.

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Lord Snowdon is survived by his son and heir, David, Viscount Linley who will succeed to his earldom. He leaves three other children - Lady Sarah Chatto, Lady Frances Armstrong-Jones and Jasper Cable-Alexander.

Photo credit: Chris Gulker via Wiki Commons.