There has been no shortage of scandalous tabloid stories surrounding royal family members over the decades.
Yet not every royal is as well known or lives as public a life as others.
One lesser known young royal who keeps a relatively low profile is Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones.
As the daughter of one ofPrincess Margaret’s non-royal children, Margarita has no formal royal duties.
“I think [social media] can be a big time waster.
People get besotted by it,” she toldTatlerin May 2023.
Lady Margarita stunned in her very first magazine coverwith the fashion and lifestyle publication.
In fact, Princess Margaret’s granddaughter looked like a princess herself.
Margarita donned designer clothes and looked every bit as elegant as her fashionable late grandmother.
Margarita founded and runs a jewelry company called Matita.
The young business owner makes and models her own jewelry pieces, which are mainly statement necklaces.
She incorporates glass, African beads, and crystals in her creations.
“I like nothing too factory-made or straight.
I like a little character,” she told Tatler of her designs.
“I know [what I make is] going to be something wacky and bold.
I love costume jewelry as well,” Lady Margarita admitted.
Princess Margaret’s granddaughter has been sharing her creations on Instagram since 2023.
She posts pieces she takes inspiration from, but she also has found inspiration from jewelry her grandmother wore.
Margarita’s grandfather, Antony Armstrong-Jones, had an interest in making jewelry as well.
In fact, he even designed Princess Margaret’s stunning rose engagement ring.
It’s timeless," Margarita said of the ring during her interview with Tatler.
Jewelry making is a way Margarita can express herself creatively while remaining close to both of her grandparents.
While some children were obsessing over the latest toy, she was crooning over couture.
When Margarita was younger, she attended the 2016 Dior Cruise show.
In 2011, she modeled for the Kids Company, a clothing line connected to the Chelsea Ballet School.
She strutted the runaway looking every bit as elegant as higher ranking royals.
“I love fashion.
She also shares her love of fashion with her mother Serena Armstrong-Jones, the Countess of Snowden.
For a day at the Ascot Races in 2018, she donned a dress by famed British label Burberry.
Her signature style seems to include headpieces, hats, headbands, and everything in between.
At the queen’s funeral, her grandniece wore an elegant black Christian Dior jacket.
Similar jackets from the designer brand retail for around $5,000.
As a child, her first formal education was at the private prep school Garden House School.
It was the most fun.
you’re free to really become your own person there.”
She quickly realized event planning was not for her.
“[W]e had to plan [pretend] weddings and christenings.
It was really fun.
They let you play around with your style in life drawing.”
She was one of four bridesmaids at the widely talked about royal wedding in 2011.
During the ceremony, she sat next to Pippa Middleton at the iconic Westminster Abbey.
After the ceremony, the queen held a star-studded wedding reception at Buckingham Palace.
She had no official role in the ceremony, but she mingled with celebrities and other royal guests alike.
In 2022, she left London and moved to the city of lights.
Margarita studied jewelry design and other art forms at La Haute Ecole de Joaillerie in Paris.
Former students at the institution include French visual artist Adeline Rapon and acclaimed jewelry designer Anna Rivka.
During her studies at the prestigious school, the jewelry designer learned wax-carving, stone-setting, and designing.
It’s been an amazing whirlwind of different adventure."
Margarita spent summers as a child at the royal hunting lodge Chateau d’Autet in Provence.
“That was a very heavenly thing.”
“I probably get the photography from my grandfather,” she said in her 2023 interview with Tatler.
Her grandfather Antony, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was a professional photographer, among other things.
“We would see him to have our portraits taken,” she told the publicatoin.
“He would always have these amazing cameras, which he would pull out for special effect.
His backdrops were always very simple he would let you be yourself,” she explained.
“He is definitely an inspiration.”
Her passion for photography led her to take some classes to explore the subject before working at Bridgeman Images.
The international agency has locations in New York, Paris, Berlin, and London.
Princess Margaret’s granddaughter turned heads at the private event alongside other royals and influencers.
