Margaret's Health Deteriorates | The Crown (Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville)

[@ThomasGAinsworth]

my granny (R.I.P) had a stroke, a bad one which left her wheel chair bound for the last four years of her life, but at least she is at peace now. I personally think that these stroke scenes are incredibly well acted and heart breaking, A stroke is not something I would wish on anyone

[@MiamiGameHunter]

Smoking killed her just like it did their father. Look how much longer Elizabeth and Philip lived in comparison.

[@patronsaintofnow9765]

People, today, have a hard time wrapping their head around how prevalent - and commonplace - smoking was a relatively short time ago; it was basically encouraged. Movie theatres, Grocery stores, even Doctor's office's had ashtrays at disposal; every vehicle had ashtrays in the front AND back seats. Princess Margaret like her father, and grandfather, smoked up to 120 cigarettes a day - that's SIX packs!

[@AmandaAllen-c2q]

People still die from smoking and smoking related issues. For example, my Dad passed away 4 years ago today at just 51 from cirrhosis of the liver, caused by years of smoking and drinking.

[@adelaferreira4575]

Smoking and drinking combined is the worst ,alcohol brings cancer faster when people do both unfortunately it was devastating for Princess Margaret and more for The Queen to loose her only sibling !

[@expatleanie]

Smoking back in the day is pretty much like casual beer drinking of today. If you had grandparents fromthe 1940s1950s.. it was pretty common

[@emmapark8530]

Prince Philip did smoke to start with...

[@daydreamcomedianne]

I think Margaret knew she was going to die after her first one and was ready to go. Her true love Peter Townsend died. She just wanted to keep on living her life how she wanted it. And no one is going to tell a princess what to do.

[@paulwild3676]

Certainly not the Sister, of the most famous person on the planet. You really can’t top being the sibling of Elizabeth 11. There’s name dropping and then there’s Elizabeth 11. Perhaps if you were related to Jesus you might outdo her.

[@stephaniegittinger7980]

​@@paulwild3676what about Elizabeth 10?? Or 9??

[@socratesporter]

Seeing this sisterly bond is beautiful

[@sandragrissom1821]

Cigarettes and alcohol took a huge toll on her health. Add rich foods, minimal exercise and it’s a catastrophe cocktail.

[@priscillajimenez27]

Rich foods?

[@vkanthems6744]

Dude, the British Royalty has a way more healthier food than almost everyone, including the fact that ultraprocessed foods are extremely rare in the royalties day

[@wardarcade7452]

It appears that one contributing factor to the severity of Princess Margaret's diminished health was that, after the initial scalding in her shower, she resisted all pleas to notify the Queen and Queen Mother of what had happened for X amount of time. Why do I believe that she did that despite her health being so compromised? I think it's likely (at least in part) due to Princess Margaret knowing that as soon as she returned to London, she'd not only never return to her REAL home of Mustique (the one place she believed she could be as independent as possible) but that she'd be living under the same roof as the Queen Mother and under the Queen Mother's very roof at Clarence House and that would be the complete end of her autonomy. Alas,it seems her fears were realized (and the Queen Mother didn't so much as have air conditioning installed to help her stricken daughter be more comfortable- even during what would be Great Britain's worst heat wave at the point).

[@adibhafizzuddin]

If princess margaret don't smoke or drinking probably she's gonna live until 90

[@harleyking88]

"Princess". 🤣🤣🤣 If she's the princess then I'm the poisoned apple.🤣🤣🤣

[@laurafabianmarrero]

She was a princess 😅😅​@@harleyking88

[@MomMom4Cubs]

What a shame that would've been for those that bore the brunt of her malicious tirades!

[@Peridot0000]

​@@harleyking88 That's literally her title.

[@DotMcFarlane]

​@@harleyking88 Um, Margaret was indeed a princess.

[@thomasfy4]

The wheelchair scene is me arriving home after a bender 😂

[@priscillajimenez27]

A bender?

[@Pisti846]

While it seems she lead a grand life it doesn't seem particularly happy. She should have married her love and given up her royal job.

[@paulwild3676]

Margaret is by far the best part in the Crown. I bet they were queuing up to play her.

[@joeseeking3572]

I actually couldn't watch this clip - maybe it's having an elderly mother (who neither smokes nor drinks, but is getting higher in her 80's and has had a fall or two...)

[@2511dhall]

Understandable.

[@poussinhamzah4013]

The Queen had a very healthy lifestyle... unfortunately it was much less so for her sister

[@DVPerry220]

Margaret had her problems with being No. 2 in the family. That’s why she didn’t take care of herself.

[@Thepateisgreat]

No she didn’t take care of herself bc she thought she was above it and didn’t have to lmao. Has nothing to do with her inferiority complex 😂 😅

[@mm72213]

So sad it was😢

[@pianoreigns]

Stupid and wasteful

[@MemekingJag]

i had no idea this show was part of the x-men franchise

[@harleyking88]

NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED!!!!

[@timnco2752]

GOOD NEEEEEEEEWSSSSS

[@rr7firefly]

What a burden she was to her relatives. Bad behavior very often embraces physical deterioration that leads to horrible accidents. The look on Elizabeth's face at the end says it all. "What can be done with this incorrigible woman?"

[@Newcras]

I don't think that's entirely fair. Being the "spare" inevitably fucks with your head a bit, just look at Prince Harry, though not as bad

[@BlastFromThePastTheGoodOldDays]

@@Newcras She was never treated like the spare by her parents. Her father loved and adored her they were very close, he was overly indulgent of her and spoiled her, which became part of her later issues when Elizabeth became queen and suddenly all the indulgences and luxuries afforded to Margaret by their father stopped. Margaret was not used to hearing No, she was used to her father spoiling her and Elizabeth wouldn't continue. She spiralled when Elizabeth became queen, for that reason.

[@Twentythousandlps]

I once asked my mother to describe one of my sisters. She just said "incorrigible". Like the Queen, she was determined to be as kind to her as possible. The series portrays Margaret as incorrigible from the start.

[@Weaselszone]

@@Newcras Prince Harry is a case of poor choice of spouse combined with a spoilt kid attitude of endlessly complaining.

[@wardarcade7452]

I thought the look was closer to 'Poor Margot! She'll NEVER be the same and I'll likely outlive her!'

[@Scarycityofficials]

Nice