The Resume

(March 7, 1930-January 13, 2017)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Noted for his portraits
Married to Princess Margaret (1960-78)
Holds the titles 1st Earl of Snowden and Baron Armstrong-Jones

Why he might be annoying:

He failed his finals at Cambridge because he did not complete his portfolio.
He left a note for Margaret reading, 'You look like a Jewish manicurist and I hate you.'
Queen Elizabeth refused to talk to him for 18 months after he leapt on the table during Christmas dinner and started performing a striptease in front of the royal family.
He and Margaret were the first British royals to divorce since Henry VIII.
His second marriage, to Lucy Lindsay-Hogg, broke up after the revelation that he had fathered a son out of wedlock (1999).
A second affair came to light after his mistress committed suicide.

Why he might not be annoying:

More than 100 of his portraits are in the collection of the National Gallery.
He co-designed the aviary of the London Zoo.
Margaret was fond of pulling rank and pointing out his non-royal origins.
In the House of Lords, he advocated for the rights of the disabled.
He rejected several lucrative offers to write a tell-all about his royal marriage.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Royalty: Windsors
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 06]
• Hyphenated Names
• I am an Adulterer
• I am Bloody Welsh
• I Attended Cambridge
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 86)
• I Have Polio
• Look at Me, I'm Dressed as a Bride
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• My Wedding Was Nationally Televised
• Photographers
• Profiles 21001-21250 (Ranked: 21158)
• Sixty-Nine
• Smith Versus Jones
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20170113)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 15.79% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 326 Votes: 52.15% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 106 Votes: 52.83% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 56 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 54 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 107 Votes: 57.94% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 115 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 58 Votes: 79.31% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 85 Votes: 67.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 81 Votes: 62.96% Annoying