When she was born in 1930, it wasn’t planned for Margaret to ever be a senior royal.
Only when her uncle King Edward VIII abdicated did her father become King George VI.
Let’s take a look at what Margaret’s funeral was really like.
After Margaret’s death, details surfaced that the princess had made her wishes known years prior.
Losing a parent is never easy, but the siblings were able to have some input.
“The late Princess Margaret was always a realist,” a palace staffer explained toEvening Standard.
Westminster Abbey was shunned in favor of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
As for the details, the funeral itself was on February 15, 2002.
While her father’s funeral also took place atSt George’s Chapel, his was a much grander affair.
His service was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury himself.
As you might expect, the royal posse donned their best outfits for Margaret.
Margaret’s was the first major funeral since the death of Princess Diana almost six years prior.
Margaret was allegedly keen to avoid the circus that surrounded her former niece-in-law’s send-off.
But Margaret’s reasoning behind her final wishes makes perfect sense.
“There’s room I think for her to be with him now.
She just said she was going to be cremated.”
According to reports, the cremation was more out of necessity than anything else.
There simply wasn’t enough room for Margaret to be buried alongside her father unless she was cremated.
As for the cremation itself, it was performed quietly at a location in Slough.
Princess Margaret was particularly fond of music, a passion that blossomed in her childhood.
Over the years, she was photographed chatting with everyone from the Beatles to Elton John.
It’s hardly surprising then that Margaret carefully picked the music she wanted to be played at her funeral.
Guests were treated to Brahms' Symphony No.
2 and Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”
Her ex-lovers were there
There were many intriguing things about the life of Princess Margaret.
“She was sad.
There were moments when she expressed that sadness.
Margaret went on to marry Lord Snowdon.
Snowdon was in attendance at the funeral, perhaps to support their kids.
However, another former lover, Roddy Llewellyn, was also there.
Amazingly, it wasn’t just a flash in the pan like some thought.
The pair stayed together for eight years before calling it off in the early ’80s.
Clearly, there were no hard feelings.
The public wants to see every wedding, every coronation, and everything in between.
George’s procession was televised to the public, but the actual service was not.
Mourners did turn up to Windsor, but it was just a few hundred people.
Asda reopened after the ceremony took place.
But that reputation did not necessarily trouble her.
What was it to be for Princess Margaret?
A big party like the many she attended over the years, or something more casual?
As it turns out, it was simply back to Windsor Castle for tea.
It doesn’t get more traditionally British than that.
Things weren’t quite over for the princess, though.
She was driven to St George’s Chapel in a car with tinted windows.
