Princess Margaret was known as the wild child of the Royal Family in her day, especially when compared to her more serious older sister, Queen Elizabeth. But according to a shocking new royal biography, Princess Margaret suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome due to the Queen Mother's excessive drinking while pregnant—a habit she seemed to have avoided when carrying the late Queen.
Pulitzer Prize-nominated biographer Meryle Secrest has written Princess Margaret and the Curse, examining Margaret's life based on the speculation that she had an "invisible disability" due to fetal alcohol syndrome (via the Telegraph). Babies who are exposed to alcohol during pregnancy can have a "wide range of physical, behavioral, and cognitive impairments," per the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
