See Princess Margaret's Stunning Transformation Through the Years

Princess Margaret, also known as the Countess of Snowdon, was Queen Elizabeth II's younger and only sibling. She was known as one of the royal family's most vivacious characters, and fans are learning more about her thanks to Netflix's The Crown. If you remember, in seasons 1 and 2, Vanessa Kirby portrayed her, and now, BAFTA award-winning actress Helena Bonham Carter has replaced Kirby in seasons 3 and 4. In season 5, Netflix has cast Lesley Manville to carry on the baton as Princess Margaret.

After World War II, in 1952, Margaret fell in love with Group Captain Peter Townsend—a Royal Air Force officer 16 years her senior—but the Church of England refused to support her marriage to a divorced man. Eventually, Margaret moved on and in 1960, she married the photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones. They had two children together, David and Sarah. Margaret and Armstrong-Jones divorced in 1978 after a tumultuous marriage—and after the tabloids published photos of her on vacation with Roddy Llewellyn, a gardener 17 years younger than her. Later in life, Margaret's health started declining. She had a lung operation in 1985, pneumonia in 1993, and at least three strokes between 1998 and 2001. She passed away on February 9, 2002. In honor of her life, here are some photos of Princess Margaret through the years.