What first name was the former "royal" wife of the cox of the victorious 1951 Cambridge Boat Race team?

griffinj

Are we looking for Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of Henry VII? Dec 13 03, 6:40 PM

edna cloud

Now I'm even more confused, Henry VII died in 1509, or is this a really cryptic clue? Dec 14 03, 3:20 AM

Siskin

The answer is difficult to find but the first Boat Race started 12th March 1829. Lord Snowdon was the cox in 1950 when Cambridge won by three and a half lengths. He married Princess Margaret in 1960. http://www.varsity.cam.ac.uk/802567B80049EF7D/Pages/452000_NewsFeatureSnowdon.html Dec 14 03, 6:16 AM

griffinj

Ah, now I'm clear. The year and the quotation marks had me confused. The team is called the "Lady Margaret Blues". I assumed the quotes were because the Beauforts, despite royal decent, were not technically royal themselves. Dec 14 03, 11:18 AM

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