She followed in her late mother’s footsteps this month by being announced as the new president of the Royal Ballet School.

Lady Sarah Chatto, 60, takes on the role nearly 70 years after the late Princess Margaret became the prestigious institution’s president in 1956. 

But her new position is far from just a formality, for Lady Sarah takes after her mother in being a dancing and ballet enthusiast. 

Adorable pictures taken by her photographer father Lord Snowdon in October 1974 – when the then Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones was 10 – show her enjoying a ballet class.   

The Daily Mail noted at the time how the young royal – who was dressed in a leotard and neat ballet shoes – had lessons every Monday evening in Hammersmith, West London.

For the photo-op, Lady Sarah had the best teacher any little girl could imagine: dancing icon and Royal Ballet School founder Dame Ninette de Valois.

Dame Ninette was seen putting Lady Sarah through her paces by placing her arms and legs in the correct positions.  

The Mail’s report said: ‘After the personal lesson Dame Ninette placed the young dancer in the hands of former Royal Ballet dancer Miss Nora Roche.

‘Princess Margaret, who was also a young ballet dancer, did not have to encourage her daughter to attend classes. She loves to dance. 

‘But before any lessons take place shoes have to be tied properly – not an easy task with so much pink ribbon to wrap around small ankles. 

‘But it is all worth while. Miss Roche teaches Lady Sarah for an hour each week. An hour of lessons for which Lady Sarah waits all week…’

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