Princess Margaret and the Earl of Dalkeith together during the Princess's holiday in Scotland last week. Night Trip From North:- "Evening News" Reporter. The 28 - year - old Earl of Dalkeith - who escorted Princess Margaret during her Scottish holiday last week - has joined the Royal Family at Sandringham. He arrived overnight from his Bowhill, Selkirkshire, home to be with a Royal shooting Party. Reports of a romance between the heir of the Duke of Buccleuch and Princess Margaret have recently been given prominence in American Papers. January 25, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract).