I remember Princess Margaret and I would make sandcastles and dig holes, hoping that people would fall into them. We used to meet the family on the beach, too.
My father was an equerry to King George VI when he was Duke of York so, as a result, we were asked to Christmas parties and birthday parties at Buckingham Palace. The Queen was always very sensible-I think she was quite old for her age-and she was a wonderful older sister to Princess Margaret.
I remember the late Queen coming down the steps, with her friends who were her age, and saying, "What are you doing, Anne and Margaret? Very naughty." We shrieked with laughter and pedaled off. We used to ride our tricycles in the hall. At Holkham, there was a big, marble hall that we weren't allowed to go into-but of course we did. Princess Margaret and I got on very well. My family home, Holkham Hall, is less than 20 miles from Sandringham, so Queen Mary used to bring Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret round when she visited.
I first met Princess Margaret in 1936 when I was 3 and she was 5 years old.
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