Queen Elizabeth granted Princess Margaret's lover Roderic Llewellyn permission to visit her burial site and pay his respects for the 20th anniversary of her sister's death.
Roderic "Roddy" LlewellynOn Wednesday, Llewellyn made the trip to see his late love's grave at the King George VI Memorial Chapel within St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, according to the. Margaret's former lover now lives in the South of France, but was in London this week to attend the funeral of John Rendall, the former owner of viral sensation Christian the Lion.
In 2002, Margaret's ashes were entombed in the King George VI Memorial Chapel alongside those of her father, King George VI who died in 1952, and those of the Queen Mother, who passed away a few months after her death. The Chapel is also where Prince Philip is expected to be buried, as well as the Queen when her time comes.
Margaret and Llewellyn first began their affair during the royal's marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. He was a gardener and aspiring pop star at the time, as well as 17 years younger than the princess. Armstrong-Jones was also carrying on his own affair during the marriage with, a divorced television researcher whom he would go on to marry.
While it may have caused quite a scandal at the time, Queen Elizabeth was apparently always in support of this relationship that made her sister so ecstatic.Elizabeth: Our Queen , “It was difficult for the Queen, and I felt rather guilty always — having introduced Roddy to Princess Margaret. But after Princess Margaret's funeral, the Queen, she said, ‘I'd just like to say, Anne, it was rather difficult at moments, but I thank you so much introducing Princess Margaret to Roddy ‘cause he made her really happy.’”
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