Glamis Castle
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Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public.
The castle in 2024
A lithograph of Glamis Castle, created between 1847 and 1854
Glamis Castle in the snow, circa 1880
Lion sculptures of The Great Sundial on the front lawn
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II. Born when her parents were the Duke
Glamis Castle
…present building dates largely from the 17th century. Glamis Castle was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Her second daughter, Princess Margaret was born there on 21 August 1930. The castle is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included on the Inventory of Gardens and…
Formal portrait, 1950
Margaret (front) with her grandmother Mary and sister Elizabeth, May 1939
Elizabeth and Margaret performing at Windsor Castle in a 1943 production of the pantomime Aladdin
Margaret appeared on a 1943 postage stamp in New Zealand