by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2014
Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Armstrong-Jones was born May 1, 1964, at Kensington Palace, the second child and only daughter of Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom and Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon.
Sarah was christened in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace on July 13, 1964. Her godparents were:
- Prudence, Lady Penn, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- Jane Stevens, her mother’s Lady-in-Waiting
- Marigold Bridgeman, her mother’s friend
- David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland
- Antony Barton, her father’s friend
Sarah has an older brother:
- David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 1961), married The Honorable Serena Stanhope, had two children, separated in 2020, intend to divorce
Sarah attended Bedales School where she developed an interest in art. Her interest in art led her to attend the Camberwell College of Arts followed by coursework in Printed Textiles at Middlesex Polytechnic, before completing her studies at Royal Academy Schools where she won the Winsor & Newton Prize for emerging artists in painting and drawing in 1988 and the Creswick Landscape Prize in 1990.
On July 14, 1994, at St Stephen’s, Walbrook, London, Sarah married Daniel Chatto, son of actor Thomas Chatto Sproule (stage name Thomas Chatto) and theatrical agent Ros Chatto, born Rosalind Thompson. With both of his parents in show business, it was not unusual for Daniel to try his hand at acting. One of his roles was as Sarah’s cousin Prince Andrew in an American TV movie Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story.
Sarah and Daniel had two sons:
- Samuel David Benedict Chatto (born 1996)
- Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (born 1999)
Both Sarah and her husband continue to pursue their careers as painters and their work can be seen on the websites of the galleries that represent them:
Like her mother Princess Margaret, Sarah is also a supporter of other areas of the arts, becoming vice president of the Royal Ballet in 2004. In 1957, Princess Margaret became the first President of the Royal Ballet.
Having always been close to Queen Elizabeth II, her maternal aunt, Sarah and her family typically attended all the family functions and often spent the holidays with the Royal Family. Below she is seen in 2019 accompanying her aunt Queen Elizabeth II to a church service at Crathie Church near Balmoral in Scotland.
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