Princess Margaret suffered from foetal alcohol syndrome brought on by the Queen Mother’s drinking during pregnancy, a biography has claimed. The syndrome is caused by a developing baby’s exposure to alcohol in the womb, and can give the child distinctive facial features and cause difficulties with learning, impulse control and managing emotions.

Pulitzer Prize-nominated biographer Meryle Secrest claimed in her new book that Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret, showed some symptoms of foetal alcohol syndrome

The condition, the book claims, was caused by the Queen Mother’s drinking during her pregnancy, though any possible harm wasn’t intentional, as drinking during pregnancy wasn’t something she would have likely been advised against before Margaret’s 1930 birth.

A former close friend of the late Princess Margaret has spoken out against the bombshell claims that Queen Elizabeth’s sister was born with the "invisible disability", allegedly caused by the "heavy d

A new biography claims that Princess Margaret may have suffered from foetal alcohol syndrome caused by the Queen Mother’s drinking. The syndrome, which results from a baby’s exposure to alcohol in the womb,

A new royal book has made a bombshell claim about Princess Margaret READ MORE: Princess Beatrice makes fans go wild after latest appearance with baby Athena READ MORE: Princess Kate interrupts holiday break to make major announcement Ms Secrest claims that despite Margaret lacking the syndrome's distinct signs of a smooth lip philtrum and small eyes,