"It was while Princess Margaret was attending a high-society party in New York that the hostess asked her politely how the Queen was keeping. "Which one?" she is reported to have replied with her typically razor-sharp wit. "My sister, my mother or my husband?"
"Disobedience is my joy!"
Source: A life blighted by lack of proper role by Stephen Bates, www.theguardian.com. February 10, 2002.
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Princess Margaret was a British royal known for her outspoken nature and struggle for personal freedom, challenging traditional royal roles.
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