Arthur Chatto
Grandson of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
About Arthur Chatto
Born 1999. Arthur Chatto is a British personal trainer.
Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (born 5 February 1999) is a British personal trainer and Marine. He is a member of the extended British royal family as the son of Lady Sarah Chatto and Daniel Chatto, a grandson of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and Antony Armstrong‑Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, a great‑grandson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and a great‑nephew of Queen Elizabeth II. He worked as a personal trainer before joining the Royal Marines. He is also the youngest person to row around Great Britain and is an avid mountaineer. As of 2026, he is 32nd in the line of succession to the British throne.
Biography Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto was born on 5 February 1999, the second son of Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones and Daniel Chatto. He has an older brother, Samuel. On his mother's side, he is a grandchild of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, and a great-grandson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. On his father's side, he is a grandson of actor Tom Chatto. He attended Westminster Cathedral Choir School and Eton College, where he served in the Combined Cadet Force, before going on to study geography at the University of Edinburgh.
At 17, he climbed several mountains in the Alps, including the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, and Gran Paradiso.
Chatto began creating social media posts in 2017, when he was 18, and was quickly dubbed "the next Prince Harry" by The Observer. He was the first member of the royal family to post shirtless pictures, and has been described as "the royal family's resident thirst trapper". In 2019, he hiked the Lochnagar, posting a photo of it. and became a brand ambassador for Elliott Brown Watches and mountaineering clothing brand Jotnar.
Chatto spent six months training for a charity row, the Great Britain row challenge, which he completed during COVID with two close friends he was living with as they trained. They were the only team to complete it that year due to COVID. The row took 42 days and covered 2,000 miles. They became the youngest team ever to row around Great Britain, and he became the youngest person to row around the mainland, a record recognised by Guinness World Record. He raised more than 21,000 for the British Red Cross and ocean cleanup charity Just One Ocean.
Chatto has commented on the British television series The Crown, saying that it is "only an interpretation" and that he "doesn't let the TV persona mar my judgement of any of them". He plays the bagpipes.
As of 2026, he is 32nd in the line of succession to the British throne.
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Who is Arthur Chatto?
grandson of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
When was Arthur Chatto born?
Arthur Chatto was born on 5 February 1999 in London.
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Arthur Chatto is a personal trainer.
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Arthur Chatto is British.
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