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 extended British royal family, an English furniture maker, and honorary chairman of the auction house Christie's UK.

When he was born, he was 5th in the line of succession to the British throne; as of January 2025[update], he is 26th, and the highest who is not a descendant of Queen Elizabeth II, his aunt.

[2][15] According to Princess Margaret's biographer, Theo Aronson, Linley had a flair for the networking aspect of business and was successful in getting people to come through the doors.

Serena Alleyne Stanhope (born 1 March 1970, Limerick, Ireland), daughter of Viscount Petersham (later the 12th Earl of Harrington) at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster.

[20] Through her father, Stanhope descends from Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, one of the illegitimate children of Charles II of England.

In October and November 2007, rumours circulated on the internet suggesting that a member of the British royal family was the victim of blackmail.

Strachan and McGuigan were arrested after showing their video footage to an undercover detective,[24] and at trial were sentenced to five years in prison.

[25] In 2011, Linley's daughter, Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

[26] The family has three homes: a flat in Chelsea, London; a cottage on the Daylesford estate in Gloucestershire;[27] and the Château d'Autet[28] in the Luberon, Provence.