Princess Margaret by Christopher Warwick

'Some people said she’d had a nervous breakdown, and there was a claim that it was attempted suicide,' he continues. He stresses that Princess Margaret 'just wanted to sleep' to get away from the overwhelming circumstances for a bit, and he waves off any notion that it might have been an attempt to end her life. Margaret was going through an 'extremely difficult time,' Warwick says, and 'would have found it exhausting.' But he says her reasoning for taking the tablets wasn’t sinister.

Princess Margaret said she “just wanted to sleep.” He says the incident occurred while Margaret was dealing with her explosive separation from Tony, and after Roddy had flown off on a trip to clear his head after the public learned of their relationship. 'She’d taken a handful of Mogadon tablets, and it was difficult to rouse her on this particular morning,' Warwick says over the phone, referring to a brand of sleeping pills. Princess Margaret’s official royal biographer, Christopher Warwick, confirms to that in 1974, Margaret took a heavy dose of medication when things in her life became particularly stressful. Viewers will have to wait until next season to learn about the aftermath of the tumultuous episode, but in the meantime, let’s hash out what really happened. Thankfully, Margaret survives, and tells her big sister that she’s finally decided to split from Snowdon for good. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play In her despair, she ultimately overdoses on medication-whether accidental or not is left vague-and the queen is soon notified. Roddy leaves the house when the fight between Margaret and Tony breaks out, and though she chases after him, Margaret cannot catch him. He tells Margaret he will 'bring her to her knees' if she continues to see Llewellyn, despite the fact that Tony has been ignoring Margaret for some time and is carrying on affairs of his own. The tabloids are quick to take hold of the newfound romance, and eventually Tony confronts the new couple in Margaret’s home. Margaret begins seeing Roddy Llewellyn, a much younger flame introduced to her by mutual friends, and they seem enchanted by each other. Their relationship is far from perfect, and they are both depicted seeking other relationships. This development comes after a season of romantic and personal struggles, and the trigger is an explosive fight between Margaret and her husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon. Inside Princess Margaret's Real-Life Marriage.

Princess Margaret by Christopher Warwick