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The two princesses were neighbors in Kensington Palace.

But what was their relationship really like?

Did they get along, or were the glamorous royals just kindred spirits?

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Diana, Princess of Wales, we…

Neither of them were hunting, shooting or fishing types,Andrew Morton toldPeoplein 2021.

Margaret put her arm around Diana.

She could see they were two metropolitan princesses.

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Elizabeth ultimately took her sisters advice and gave Diana a chance.

Diana, meanwhile, had told the biographer: Ive always adored Margo.

I love her to bits, and she has been wonderful to me from day one.

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Margaret also looked after Diana during the Royal familys annual visits to Balmoral Castle.

She believed that pushing back on any legal proceedings could tarnish the crown.

Margaret became her fiercest critic and most implacable opponent.

Di had abandoned the stiff upper lip way of the Royals.

The two were no longer on speaking terms.

According to Morton, even after Dianas death in 1997, Margaret never forgave her.

She felt Diana let her sister down.

She was the Praetorian guard of her sister."

This article was originally published onNovember 15, 2022