"Her Royal Highness was charming ("I have this terribly flat voice," she told me apologetically), with a ready sense of humour and a dry wit. We did one rehearsal and the producer said: "That's very good, Ma'am, but do you think you could sound as if you were enjoying yourself a little more?" She looked him straight in the eye and said acidly, "Well, I wouldn't be, would I?""
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Recollection of the recording of Princess Margaret's appearance in an episode of The Archers broadcast on 22 June 1984. An account of this incident by the radio soap opera's then producer, William Smethurst (extracted from his book The Archers: The True Story, Michael O'Mara Books, 1996), differs in detail, but not in substance.
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Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the second daughter of George VI of the United Kingdom and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
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