Friends and family gathered for an exclusive party marking the 70th birthday of Princess Margaret.

The sister of Queen Elizabeth II arrived Wednesday at the Ritz hotel in a red Rolls Royce, greeted by her son, Viscount Linley.

Margaret had been using a wheelchair or cane during her public appearances since scalding her legs in a hot bath early last year, but she climbed the six steps to the hotel restaurant unaided.

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Among the 140 guests were the queen and husband Prince Philip; Margaret's daughter, Lady Sarah Chatto; actor Roddy Llewellyn, and singer Dame Cleo Laine. Margaret's actual birthday was Aug. 21.

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