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My Take
David Armstrong-Jones, the 2nd Earl of Snowdon, fascinates me precisely because he didn't coast on the title. Born into the British royal family and once styled Viscount Linley, he chose to become a furniture maker known professionally as David Linley. That decision to actually build things with his hands, rather than just hold a peerage, earns my respect. Layer in his honorary chairmanship at Christie's and you get a man fluent in both craftsmanship and the rarefied art world. I'm drawn to aristocrats who work for a living, and he strikes me as one of the more genuinely creative ones.
Overview
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 3 November 1961), styled as Viscount Linley until 2017 and known professionally as David Linley, is a member of the British royal family, an English furniture maker, and honorary chairman of the auction house Christie's.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴィッド
- Reading
- でいゔぃっど
- Born
- November 3, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Clarence House, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- joiner / entrepreneur / writer / furniture designer / aristocrat
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.