David, Viscount Linley
| The Earl of Snowdon | |
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| Born | David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones 3 November 1961 Clarence House, London |
| Title | Earl of Snowdon |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Serena Stanhope (m. 1993) |
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Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones |
| Parents |
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon |
| Occupation | Furniture maker |
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 3 November 1961), styled as Viscount Linley until 2017 and known professionally as David Linley, is an English furniture maker and chairman of the auction house Christie's UK. The son of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, he is a grandson of King George VI and is 18th in line to succeed his maternal aunt Queen Elizabeth II, and the first in line who is not her descendant.
At the age of five, Snowdon started lessons in the Buckingham Palace schoolroom with his cousin Prince Andrew. He went to several independent schools: first, to Gibbs Pre-Preparatory School in Kensington in London, followed by the pre-preparatory section of Ashdown House School, East Sussex, then on to Millbrook House School, near Abingdon, in Oxfordshire, and finally to Bedales School, where he developed a passion for arts and crafts. From 1980 to 1982 he studied at Parnham House in the small town of Beaminster in Dorset, for craftsmen in wood.
Snowdon opened a workshop in Dorking, where he designed and made furniture for three years before setting up his own company, David Linley Furniture Ltd (now known as LINLEY) where he makes bespoke furniture, upholstery, and interior design products known for their neoclassical appearance and use of inlaid woods. He has written numerous books and lectured around the world. His work is sold in retail stores in Belgravia, Harrods and overseas including the Bespoke Collection.
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