Diana’s former butler revealed that there was a ‘very rude’ royal, who used to smoke cigarettes and blow the smoke in front of Queen Elizabeth.
The royal family is encouraged not to smoke, as it is not only frowned upon by Queen Elizabeth, but the habit also comes with serious health risks.
However, over the years, a few members picked up the habit, including Prince Harry. He is said to have quit following the help of his wife, Meghan Markle. Princess Eugenie and Camilla have also been spotted enjoying the occasional smoke. However, there was one royal in particular, who was always seen with a cigarette in her hand.
It was none other than Princess Margaret: She smoked throughout her entire life. In 2019, in a Channel 5 documentary: ‘The Royal Family at War, Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell claimed Margaret was “rude” when she engaged in her regular habit.
Also read: Facts you didn’t know about Queen Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret.
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Royal historian Kate Williams also had some things to share with the public. She said: “Elizabeth was conscientious, dutiful, organised, methodical and always doing exactly what was expected of her. Margaret was impulsive and fun, she was very often naughty. She had an imaginary friend called, Cousin Halifax. And blaming him for everything that went wrong”.
According to the documentary, Princess Margaret was not only a rebel but was quite a “feisty” character. After Princess Diana’s infamous interview for BBC panorama in 1996, Her Majesty’s sister was reportedly incredibly upset with Diana for humiliating the royal family.
Things started to change after that: While the two lived together under the same roof at Kensington Palace, they were reportedly involved in a long “cold war”. Royal author Andrew Morton said:- “Margaret would turn over any magazine that had Diana on the cover. She told her staff not to talk to anybody from Diana’s apartments.
Also read: Queen Elizabeth’s ‘rebel sister’ Princess Margaret never forgave Princess Diana.
It was a cold war. Ironically, whenever Princess Diana had a boyfriend, often in the trunk or the boot of her car, Margaret would be there behind the curtains watching”.
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