However, Margaret's mother told a friend that she "regretted" that her daughters did not go to school like other children, and the employment of a governess rather than sending the girls to school may have been done only at the insistence of King George V. Margaret's grandfather, George V, died when she was five, and her uncle acceded as King Edward VIII.
Namun, ibunda Margaret mengatakan kepada seorang sahabat bahwa dia "menyesali" bahwa anak perempuannya tidak pergi ke sekolah seperti anak-anak lain, dan mempekerjakan seorang pengasuh daripada mengirim gadis-gadis ke sekolah mungkin telah dilakukan hanya atas desakan Raja George V. Kakek Margaret, George V, meninggal ketika dia berusia lima tahun, dan pamandanya naik takhta sebagai Raja Edward VIII.