Antony Armstrong-Jones
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Sep 10, 2026
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Newstalk.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
In January 1965, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visited his sister's house in Abbey Leakes, County Leash.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
And it didn't go unnoticed.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
A bomb went off outside, leaving them trapped inside without electricity.
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Moncrief on News Talk.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
In January 1965, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visited his sister's house in Abbey Leakes, County Leash, and it didn't go unnoticed.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
A bomb went off outside, leaving them trapped inside without electricity.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
This provides the inciting incident for Emily Hurricane's latest novel, A House in Winter.
Charlie HigsonHOST
Now, this ceremony was invented by the then Prime Minister Lloyd George, and he invented this peculiar sort of pantomime ceremony, which was part Welsh pageant, part medieval cosplay, and part sort of Ruritanian royal fantasy.
Charlie HigsonHOST
And this peculiar ceremony persisted Right up to the modern age, I remember as a schoolboy watching the investiture of the Prince of Wales, the future King Charles III, where there were still all these vestiges of this weird old ceremony that Lloyd George had invented, including a sort of knight's tent, a medieval knight's tent, which had been redesigned by Lord Snowdon for Charles's ceremony, with this weird sort of perspex box inside.
Charlie HigsonHOST
which is the only thing I really vividly remember from that ceremony.
Charlie HigsonHOST
One of the things Prince Edward had to do was to learn a few lines of Welsh, which is a pretty tricky language to get your head around if you're not a native who's been brought up speaking it.
Juan NaulaNARRATOR
There was more spending on luxuries and the majority of households now had televisions, meaning Diana grew up as mass media truly arrived, giving people ready access to the Beatles, BBC television and more details than ever before about the royal family.
Juan NaulaNARRATOR
For instance, it was in 1960, the year before Diana was born, that the first ever royal marriage was televised, that of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret, to Anthony Armstrong Jones, heir to the earldom of Snowdon and an accomplished photographer.
Juan NaulaNARRATOR
The 1970s, however, was a decade of strikes as trade unions engaged in widespread industrial action brought on by a demand for improved working conditions.
Juan NaulaNARRATOR
Britain's global empire had come to an end following decolonization across
Mark FrancisHOST
But don't let that put you off.
Mark FrancisHOST
It's sensationally pretty, a very typical Sussex brick house given to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, subsequently the Earl of Snowdon by his uncle, the stage designer Oliver Messel in 1958, not long before he married Princess Margaret.
Mark FrancisHOST
By all accounts, it was a bit of a wreck when Snowdon took over.
Mark FrancisHOST
The bath was outside and had to be filled by hand.
Harry SecombeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a get-together of the cream of entertainers, and I was there, too.
Harry SecombeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, there's always a clot amongst the cream, isn't there? But seriously, though, folks, I know I'm speaking on behalf of the whole fantastic cast when I say it was a great honor for all of us to perform in front of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret, and the Earl of Snowdon in support of the wonderful work being done every year by the Variety Artists Benevolent Fund.
Harry SecombeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As you read in the papers, the evening turned out to be a big success, and our producer, Mr. Bernard Delfont, really went overboard to keep it that way.
Harry SecombeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, that's enough from me for the moment, so let's get on with the epic.
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Tyler AdamsHOST
It's recorded at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and it's in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Stephen CockcroftGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Tyler AdamsHOST
Princess Margaret, and the Earl of Snowdon.
Stephen CockcroftGUEST
Or, uh, Priceless Margarine, as John would call her in, uh-
GillespieHOST
Sí.
Alejandro DolinaHOST
Qué cosa, ¿eh? Bueno, quizá por despecho o vaya a saber por qué, Margarita decidió casarse con el fotógrafo Antony Armstrong-Jones, un tipo atractivo, juerguista.
GillespieHOST
Bueno.
Alejandro DolinaHOST
Bisexual.
Patrick GeogheganHOST
And we begin tonight's show with the visit of Princess Margaret.
Patrick GeogheganHOST
In January 1965, Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, traveled to Abbealeagh's house in County Laois for what was supposed to be a quiet, private holiday.
Patrick GeogheganHOST
Instead, their visit provoked Republican protests, threats, and extraordinary scenes.
Patrick GeogheganHOST
Trees were felled to block roads, and petrol bombs were thrown.
Emily HouricanGUEST
But I was online, the amazing Irish Newspaper Archive.
Emily HouricanGUEST
I was looking up a different story.
Emily HouricanGUEST
I was actually following a story, um, about Tony Snowdon's, Lord Snowdon's mother, Anne, who was Countess of Ross.
Emily HouricanGUEST
And, I mean, as I read, I came across this ...
Luke BlackallHOST
[laughs] There we go, bringing it full circle.
Luke BlackallHOST
To another interesting royal story from this week, and if any of our viewers have a spare £4 million lying around, they might like to buy a unique bit of royal history by purchasing a house where Lord Snowdon used to entertain lovers and mistresses.
Luke BlackallHOST
Uh, Richard, tell us a little bit about this story.
Richard EdenPANELIST
Yeah, this, this is, um, a lovely feature actually.
Richard EdenPANELIST
Our viewers really should look it out, the Richard Kay wrote.
Richard EdenPANELIST
Um, it's about The Old House, which was the country home of, um, Snowdon and Princess Margaret, although Margaret didn't go there very often because it was, it was unbelievably primitive.
Richard EdenPANELIST
It, in- initially it didn't have any running water or electricity, and, [laughs] um, she just did not know what to do.
Richard EdenPANELIST
She was obviously used to the palace.
Jordan NorthHOST
From the '80s.
William HansonHOST
Snowden?
Jordan NorthHOST
Can't remember.
Jordan NorthHOST
There's a f- celebrity on the front of it in black and white.