
Princess Margaret and Tony Armstrong-Jones, as depicted in The Crown. He has a son, Jasper William Oliver Cable-Alexander, who was born in 1998 and is the product of Snowdon's affair with Melanie Cable-Alexander, a magazine editor.īut The Crown tells the story of Polly Fry, the daughter he fathered before marrying Princess Margaret.

In addition to his two children with the Queen's sister, Lady Sarah Chatto and David Armstrong-Jones, and a daughter, Lady Frances Armstrong-Jones, with his second wife Lucy Mary Lindsay-Hogg, the Earl of Snowdon actually has two other children. And while the show sometimes takes creative liberties with the facts, this is one element of the drama that checks out. One of the most scandalous plot lines of The Crown's second season implies that Princess Margaret's husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones, fathered a child out of wedlock. Catching up on previous seasons of The Crown before diving into season five? If you're interested in learning more about Antony Armstrong-Jones and his daughter, Polly Fry, read on for our story from 2017:
