Lady Sarah Chatto

Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones; born 1 May 1964) is a member of the British royal family. She is the only daughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. She and her brother, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, are the only maternal first cousins of King Charles III. At her birth, she was 7th in line to the British throne; as of 2026 she is 30th. Though she does not undertake public duties, she frequently attends events and ceremonies with the wider royal family.

Early life and education Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Armstrong-Jones was born at 8:20 am on 1 May 1964 at Kensington Palace in London. She is the second child and only daughter of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. She was baptised in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace on 13 July.

Armstrong-Jones is a godmother to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Lady Rose Gilman, and Lady Louise Windsor. She also has half-siblings on her father's side: Polly Fry (born 1960), Lady Frances Armstrong-Jones (born 1979), and Jasper Cable-Alexander (born 1998).

Armstrong-Jones and her brother, David, then Viscount Linley, grew up in the nursery of Kensington Palace, Apartment 10. She enrolled at the Camberwell School of Art. She also studied art at the Royal Academy Schools.

Marriage and children Armstrong-Jones met Daniel Chatto during her years in India with her father in the 1980s. Chatto was working on another British film, Heat and Dust. He is from a theatrical family, the son of actor Tom Chatto (1920–1982) and the theatrical agent Ros Chatto (born Rosalind Joan Thompson; died 2012). He proposed to her with a "vintage cluster ring."

The couple married on 14 July 1994; the Reverend Chad Varah, founder of the Samaritans, officiated at the wedding, held at St Stephen's, Walbrook in the City of London. The bride's wedding gown was designed by Jasper Conran.

Samuel David Benedict Chatto (born 28 July 1996), 31st in the line of succession . He studied at Eton, and went on to study history of art at the University of Edinburgh, and works as a sculptor, based in West Sussex. He also completed yoga teacher training in India. Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (born 5 February 1999), 32nd in the line of succession, and a former page of honour to Queen Elizabeth II, his great-aunt, from 2009 to 2015. He initially attended Westminster Cathedral Choir School before going to Eton College. He then studied geography at the University of Edinburgh, and at the same time worked as a personal trainer.

Professional life Chatto has been exhibiting her work, always under the name Sarah Armstrong-Jones, at The Redfern Gallery since 1995. Her work has won awards: the Winsor & Newton Prize in 1988 and the Creswick Landscape Prize in 1990. She was named president in 2024.

Chatto does not undertake public duties and is not considered a "working royal". However, it has been reported that she was close to her aunt Queen Elizabeth II. Chatto is frequently seen attending public events such as jubilees and funerals, as well as semi-private royal family events, such as the Sandringham Christmas service, with her sons.

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