Fags, Booze and Sass – why we need Princess Margaret

Olenka Hamilton | Issue 1 | Magazine, Social Wire

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Now the Sussexes are stepping away from official duties, we need the sass of Princess Margaret like never before

Amid the tantalising news that Archie Harrison, now an eight-month-old baby, needs regular feeding and that Prince William likes his curry spicy but mild – unlike his wife who likes it hot, God help us – the most recent highlight from the royals has to be that the legend that was Princess Margaret is back from the dead. It’s really true. Apparently she has been communicating via a psychic with Helena Bonham Carter, imparting some of her finest wisdom with the actress, who is now playing the troubled royal in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown. This is classic Margaret, being badass enough to be bossing people around from the dead. Bonham Carter claimed that communicating with the dead people she is hired to portray is a standard part of her artistic process. She says Princess Margaret has been characteristically forthcoming – a sure sign it must indeed be her. Asked whether the princess felt the actress was the right person to be playing her, apparently she said she was glad it ...

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