People: May 18, 1962

Sheathed in a tight skirt, Princess Margaret, 31, showed a bit of thigh as she hopped behind Husband Tony for her first spin on a motorcycle in rural Somersetshire and was promptly knocked from pillion to post by London fashion editors who thought "chic and cheerful" trousers would have been more suitable. Nothing fazed, Meg cheerfully let herself in for more complaints about royal overexposure by showing up at a London theater in a one-strap evening gown that displayed a dazzling expanse of shoulder.

California Campaigner Richard M. Nixon, 49, was the host at...

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