The meal was topped off by a praline glacé dessert and a selection of three wines, Wente Pinot Chardonnay, 1960 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and 1959 Almaden Blanc de Blancs.Īnd as they had done in Los Angeles, they continued partying among big names. On the menu: an almond-crusted fish called Atlantic Pompano amandine, as well as roast squab, artichoke with vegetable puree and hearts of palm salad with brie. To commemorate their visit, a formal dinner was held in the State Room of the White House on November 17 with President Johnson. visit, they started off with a private meal there on their first night before touring the sites, including Mount Vernon, the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, National Cathedral and Arlington Cemetery, according to Town & Country. Staying at the British Embassy throughout their Washington D.C. It wasn’t until November 15, 1965, that the royal British couple made it to the nation’s capital. President Johnson called Margaret an 'angel' Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret ride a cable car in San Francisco on NovemPhoto: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images James, as well as enjoying time at a Sonoita ranch. Douglas, was the former Ambassador to the Court of St. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon then hopped on a plane to Arizona, where they spent four days, visiting a friend whose father, Lewis W. They also made a stop at the set of Torn Curtain, where they met Paul Newman, Julie Andrews and Alfred Hitchcock. On the guest list: Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Mia Farrow, Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Fred Astaire and Natalie Wood. Next, they went south to Los Angeles, where - after a tour of Universal Studios - they rubbed elbows with the famous, especially at a party thrown by socialite Sherman Douglas. “I had heard so much about San Francisco that I was afraid I would be disappointed - but it lived up to my expectations,” she said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. And of course, they played tourist too at Coit Tower and on a cable car. The group made visits all around the Bay Area, including to the San Francisco City Hall, a fashion show at the Hilton Hotel, the University of California Berkeley campus, a mass at Grace Cathedral and the Monterey peninsula. On November 4, 1965, Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, landed in California with a 16-person entourage and 75 pieces of luggage, first setting foot in San Francisco, staying on the 11th and 12th floors of the Huntington Hotel in the Nob Hill area. Princess Margaret and Alfred Hitchcock at Universal City Studios during her visited to the United States in 1965 Photo: Bill Ray/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images ambassador in London, but it developed into “a visit which consisted mainly of official and public engagements undertaken at the specific request of Her Majesty's Government,” according to the Foreign Minister, Walter Padley. came as an acceptance of an invitation from a former U.S. Initially, the idea for her to make her first trip to the U.S. While the reason for Margaret’s tour have been debated, the year after it happened, Britain’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs explained that it started as a private visit. President out of 11 to not meet Elizabeth. Many attribute this to the personal tensions between the nation’s then-leaders: Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Lyndon B. In addition to the weakening power of the U.K., which was also going through decolonization, the nation didn’t support the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. After all, the United Kingdom had an £800 million deficit on payments in 1964 - and in order to get a loan from the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. READ MORE: Why Princess Margaret Was the Worst Party Guest Margaret's trip was at the 'request of Her Majesty's Government'Īt the time in the sixties, the relationship between the United States and Britain were tense. Her behavior led her to be dubbed with such nicknames as a “Royal Lightning Rod” as Time called her in 2002.ĭespite the negative attention she often received, as part of Margaret's royal duties and in lieu of her sister, she embarked on a three-week trip to the United States in 1965. Whether in spite of her royal status - or because of it - as she grew up, she became known for her romances and her wayward behavior at parties, even as her sister took the crown in 1953. Just six years old at the time, Margaret, who died in 2002, was thrust even more into the spotlight. In fact, she was the first member of the British royal family to be born in Scotland in 300 years.Īs the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, the siblings were born as nieces to King Edward VIII - until their uncle abdicated the throne to marry his lover and their father became King George VI. Princess Margaret wasn’t born to be like the other royals.
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