A private and revealing picture of Britain's late
Princess Margaret will now become available for purchase to the public. The picture, which was taken in the 1960s and shows the princess wearing a tiara in a bath, will go on display today.
Lord Snowdon, the princess' ex-husband has decided to include the image as part of a retrospection of his work, and 50 prints of the picture will go on sale for $2,500 each.
The intimate photograph shows Margaret - who died in 2002 - sitting in the bath, visible from the shoulders up, wearing just a tiara. Snowdon's barefoot can be seen reflected in the mirror behind the bath in the corner of the picture.
Queen Elizabeth, the older sister of Margaret, is thought to be unimpressed with Snowdon's decision to publicly display the photograph.
A royal source told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, "I shouldn't think the queen will be very pleased about this. Not only is the setting of the photograph somewhat vulgar, but it seems to be something of a tongue-in-cheek look at her way of life. She in particular will be fairly offended by it."
Snowdon, 76, revealed that he took the picture in 1962 just before they went out for a "posh dinner"
He said, "She was so beautiful, very beautiful and great, great fun. I thought about keeping it private, but it is quite decent isn't it? It is more decent than somebody wearing an evening dress."
The photograph will be exhibited at a gallery in central London.
Snowdon revealed proceeds from the sale of the prints would go "into my pocket."