The early years in pictures

In her heyday Princess Margaret was a stylish beauty who lived an often glamourous life. She was frequently pictured at parties and theatre premieres. Here are some rarely seen pictures from her youth.

The young princesses make a wartime broadcast

Margaret as a teenager

Sitting for a formal portrait in evening dress

The two sisters attend a theatre performance together

A formal portrait of the 28-year-old princess (AP)

Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones married in 1960

As president of the St John's Ambulance Brigade (AP)

Meeting the film director Alfred Hitchcock (AP)

The glamourous couple in 1967 - they split in 1976 (AP)

Margaret and her daughter, Lady Sarah (AP)

Margaret in 1978 on official duties