Early Life
She is 17th in line of succession to the British throne and the 15 other thrones of the Commonwealth realms. She is named for her paternal grandmother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and great-aunt, Elizabeth II. Rose was, according to her father in an interview with Majesty Magazine, selected by her brother Charles. Alleyne is also one of her mother's middle names.
In September 2006, according to a 25 December 2006 article in the Daily Telegraph, "Margarita was photographed sitting on the luggage rack of her father's bicycle in rush hour traffic." The photograph provoked complaints from advocates of traffic safety. The article also declared that the blonde, active four-year-old Margarita was "the star of the show" when she attended Christmas services with the royal family at St. Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham House, The Queen's Norfolk estate. Margarita walked between Peter Phillips and Prince William, her second cousins, holding their hands. The two men swung her high in the air during the walk to the church as she begged, "More, more, more!" Later, she looked "adoringly" at William when he explained how to hand out flowers to the children who had gathered to get a glimpse of the royal family outside the church. The little girl served as the Queen's flower girl. The article noted that Margarita "displayed all the star quality of her late grandmother, Princess Margaret."
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