2 Sarah Frances Elizabeth ( b.1964); married to Daniel Chatto ( b. 1957), and has issue.
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon were divorced in May, 1978, having lived apart since March, 1976.
Princess Margaret died on 9 February, 2002, at the King Edward VII Hospital, London. She was cremated at Slough Crematorium, and her ashes interred in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.
GEORGE VI
He died on 6 February, 1952, at Sandringham House, Norfolk, of cancer, and was buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
He was succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth.
Elizabeth II
By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
FATHER:
George VI(
MOTHER:
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon(
SIBLINGS: (
ELIZABETH II
Baptised Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, she was born on 21 April, 1926, at 17, Bruton Street, London. She succeeded her father as Queen of Great Britain on 6 February, 1952, and was crowned on 2 June, 1953, at Westminster Abbey.
Elizabeth II married, on 20 November, 1947, at Westminster Abbey:
Philip
He is the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) by Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie, daughter of Louis, Prince of Battenberg, Marquess of Milford-Haven, and he was born on 10 June, 1921, at Villa Mon Repos, Isle of Corfu, Greece. On 28 February, 1947, he renounced his Greek nationality and became a British subject, at the same time adopting the surname Mountbatten. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1947, and was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich on 19 November, 1947. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1952. On 27 February, 1957, he was granted the style of H.R.H. The Prince Philip, with precedence over all other male members of the Royal Family.
Issue of marriage:
1 Charles Philip Arthur George
He was born on 14 November, 1948, at Buckingham Palace. He became Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles and Baron Renfrew upon his mother’s accession to the throne on 6 February, 1952. He was created Earl of Chester and Prince of Wales on 26 July, 1958, being invested as such on 1 July, 1969, at Caernarvon Castle, Wales. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1968, and a Knight of the Bath in 1976.
Prince Charles married, on 29 July, 1981, at St Paul’s Cathedral, London:
Diana Frances
She was the daughter of Edward John, 8th Earl Spencer, by the Hon. Frances Ruth Burke, daughter of Edmund Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, and she was born on 1 July, 1961, at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. The Prince and Princess of Wales were divorced on 28 August, 1996. Diana was killed in a car crash on 31 August, 1997, in Paris, and is buried on the island called the Oval at Althorp House, Northants.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
William Arthur Philip Louis
. Born on 21 June, 1982, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, and is styled Prince William of Wales.
(ii)
Henry Charles Albert David
. Known as Harry; born on 15 September, 1984, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, and is styled Prince Henry of Wales.
2 Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
She was born on 15 August, 1950, at Clarence House, London. She married Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips ( b.1948) on 14 November, 1973, at Westminster Abbey, and has issue:
1 Peter Mark Andrew ( b. 1977).
2 Zara Anne Elizabeth ( b.1981).
Princess Anne was designated Princess Royal on 1 June, 1987. She was divorced in 1992 and married secondly Commander Timothy Laurence ( b.1955) in December, 1992, at Crathie Church, Scotland.
3 Andrew Albert Christian Edward
He was born on 19 February, 1960, at Buckingham Palace. He was created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killalee on 23 July, 1986.
Prince Andrew married, on 23 July, 1986, at Westminster Abbey:
Sarah Margaret
She is the daughter of Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson by Susan Mary, daughter of Fitzherbert Wright of Corbisdale Farm, Ardgay, Co. Ross, and she was born on 15 October, 1959, at 27, Welbeck Street, London, W.1.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Beatrice Elizabeth Mary.
Born on 8 August, 1988, at the Portland Hospital, Great Portland Street, London, W.1.
(ii)
Eugenie Victoria Helena.
Born on 23 March, 1990, at the Portland Hospital.
The Duke and Duchess of York were divorced on 30 May, 1996.
4 Edward Antony Richard Louis
He was born on 10 March, 1964, at Buckingham Palace, and was created Earl of Wessex on 19 June, 1999. Prince Edward married, on 19 June, 1999, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor:
Sophie Helen
She is the daughter of Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones by Mary O’Sullivan, and she was born on 20 January, 1965, at Oxford.
Issue of marriage:
(i) Miscarriage, December 2001.
Author’s Note
The reader may find it helpful to note the following points:
1. Britain’s Royal Familiescovers the period from A.D. 800 to the present day. The monarchs belonging to each royal house appear in chronological order. Every member of the various royal dynasties of England, Scotland and Great Britain is included, even children who died in infancy. Since the succession has usually been invested in the male line, the descendants of female members of the royal families beyond the first generation have not been included, except where relevant to the succession. Likewise, the descendants of the illegitimate children of monarchs have not been included.
2. All names in the book have been Anglicised or Latinised for the sake of clarity. Where a person is known by more than one name, all the alternatives are given.
3. Where any fact or date is in dispute, this is indicated in the text, and all the possibilities are listed.
4. Many dates are either not known or disputed, and the following examples serve to illustrate how they appear in the text:
Example 1 c.848 means around the year or date specified.
Example 2848/9 means during the period or years specified.
Example 3848? means the date has been estimated using circumstantial evidence and guesswork, and is purely conjectural.
5. The following rule applies to the listing of subjects by name:
Example 1Name followed by a question mark (?) means there is doubt that the person actually existed.
Example 2Name preceded by a question mark (?) means there is doubt that the name is correct.
6. County boundaries given are those relevant to the period in question.