The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. Established in 1993, SWFTA's core collection comprises of the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and TSW (Television South West). The archive also cares for a significant number of donated film collections, both amateur and professional, dating back to the early 1900s.
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Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden visit the Westcountry
Earl and Countess Snowden have a go on a Butlins joyride.
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Overview
Princess Margaret was the younger sister of the Queen Elizabeth II. In May 1960 Margaret married Antony Armstong Jones, a photographer and they took the title Earl and Countess of Snowden. Here, they are welcomed by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Right Reverend Edward Henderson and attend the Church of England Youth Council Conference held at Butlins Minehead.
Lord Snowden became the official royal photographer and has taken many personal photos of the Royal Family. Although the marriage ended in divorce in 1978, in the sixties and seventies the couple was the epitome of British high society at home and abroad and the two mixed with royals, aristocracy, politicians and celebrities alike. This went some way to softening public attitudes towards the monarchy and their eventual divorce may have made subsequent royal divorces more acceptable not just in constitutional terms.
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