It's well known that the Princess of Wales is a patron of the arts and a talented photographer. And there is another gifted royal who shares her passion for creativity.
A rare video shared this week shows Princess Margaret's grandson Sam Chatto showcasing his pottery skills in Japan. The 27-year-old - the late Queen's great-nephew - can be seen bent over a pottery wheel, dressed in an oversized shirt, blue trousers and a burgundy apron.
The clip was shared on social media by Japanese artist Kazuaki Sakuma. The caption, originally written in Japanese, reads: "All you can hear is birds singing in this studio. A tea tree about to turn into a gentle butterfly before my eyes. And the artists from London spinning the sounds."
Sam was seen hard at work at the pottery wheel (Kazuaki_Sakuma/Instagram)Sam is clearly following in his family's footsteps. His mother, Lady Sarah Chatto - daughter of the late Princess Margaret and famed photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones - studied at the Camberwell School of Art and later at the Royal Academy Schools.
Sam, meanwhile, studied History of Art at Edinburgh University and graduated in 2018. He joined the Royal Drawing School in 2019 and set up his own West Sussex studio, where he creates nature-inspired ceramics.
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Speaking to the Daily Mail about his passion in 2019, Sam explained: "I've always had a strong affinity with creating objects, having spent much of my childhood crafting imagined landscapes and sculptural models, which naturally led me to clay during my later years at school.
"My creative practice took a back seat while I studied History of Art at Edinburgh, but was revived, in the summer of 2017, by a visit to North Shore Pottery [in Caithness]. Inspired by what I had seen in Scotland, and completely uninspired by my three-month job in the commercial art market, I spent my weekends setting up a small home studio to rediscover my creativity and built a wood-fired kiln at the bottom of my garden.
The 27-year-old is the grandson of the late Princess Margaret"The decision to start selling my work comes from a strong belief in the power of beautiful, well-made objects to enrich and enhance our lives."
Before he decided to focus on his love of pottery, Sam spent six weeks in India where he trained to become a yoga instructor. At the time in 2019, he shared news of his exciting achievement on Instagram, writing: "I also had the most amazing six weeks in India, four of which were spent completing my 200hr Yoga Teacher Training!
"Although I have no plans of teaching anytime soon, it was an incredibly eye opening experience which I am so deeply grateful for."
He added: "I had the pleasure of connecting with so many beautiful, supportive and honest/open/loving people, discovered so much about my body and mind, and have come away with an invaluable practice and a whole family of kind spirited friends."
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