The Queen's nephew: looking back at the birth of David Armstong-Jones
3rd November 2021
Today David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, celebrates his 60th birthday. He is the first child and only son of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, and at the time of his birth, was fifth in line to the British throne.
Given his glamorous parents and close proximity to The Queen, his birth was covered with the usual pomp by British papers.
On 25 May 1961, Kensington Palace…