WOMAN Group Captain Peter Townsend MARRIED INSTEAD OF PRINCESS MARGARET

Princess Margaret with Group Captain Peter Townsend in South Africa during the Royal Tour, in 1947. ullstein bild—ullstein bild via Getty Images. By Kate Samuelson. November 4, 2016 4:00 PM EDT.

Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's Love Affair The Real Story of

Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend, a former Battle of Britain pilot, fell in love when he was an equerry first to George VI and then to Elizabeth II. In 1952 he divorced his wife on the grounds.

Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend May Have Had Adjoining Bedrooms

Peter Townsend and Princess Margaret shared a romance in the 1950s (Image credit: Getty). Yet rather than meeting him in public, as Margaret did in the Netflix drama, she decided not to attend the reunion they'd both been invited to, for fear it might be picked up by the press and invited him to lunch at her apartment in Kensington Palace.

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Netflix. Season five of "The Crown" shows Princess Margaret reuniting with her first love, Peter Townsend. The royal made plans to marry her father's former equerry in the 1950s after his divorce. However, the two called off their engagement and married other people, but did reunite in the 1990s. Advertisement.

Princess Margaret was reportedly plagued with a ‘deep sadness’ on her

Margaret soon grew close to Group Captain Peter Townsend, a war hero and royal equerry, and their secret relationship was revealed at the coronation of her sister, Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

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Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 - 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend notably had a romance with Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister.

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Princess Margaret photographed with Queen Elizabeth II and Peter Townsend (circled), at Royal Ascot June 13, 1952. Getty Images. Accounts of exactly how and where the relationship developed vary.

Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's Relationship A Look Back

Published on October 31, 2020 11:00AM EDT. Princess Margaret (right) and Peter Townsend. Photo: ullstein bild via Getty. Princess Margaret gave up love for the crown on this day, 65 years ago.

Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's Relationship A Look Back

Princess Margaret's tragic romance with Peter Townsend may have been one of The Crown's best early story lines—two young lovers prevented from living happily ever after because Townsend's.

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Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a Royal Air Force officer, and was equerry to Princess Margaret's father, King George VI, until the King's death in 1952.

Prinzessin Margaret (†) Der wahre Grund für die Trennung von Peter

Full of her signature joie de vivre, Margaret charms guests, smokes a long cigarette and dances with Townsend, whose status as a divorcé prevented them from marrying when they first fell in love (as shown in the earlier seasons of The Crown).As the night comes to a close, Townsend presents the princess, whose personal life had endured highs and lows in the years since their split, with the.

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1. Princess Margaret was a teenager when she first met Peter Townsend. According to multiple reports, Peter had been interviewed by Margaret's father, George VI, for a position as his equerry.

'The Crown' Season 5 Did Princess Margaret Reconnect With Peter

The real reason Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's love affair was doomed from the start. Despite The Crown's depiction of a reunion in the 1990s, it is too simplistic to blame the late Queen.

Did Princess Margaret & Peter Townsend Get Married In Real Life? 'The

Princess Margaret's first great love passed away in 1995 at age 80. Here, see photographs of Peter Townsend throughout his life—from his career in the Royal Air Force through his time as an author.

Did Princess Margaret Marry Peter Townsend?

Did Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend ever reunite? In 1959, four years after their breakup, Townsend wrote Margaret a letter saying he was marrying a 19-year-old named Marie-Luce Jamagne, his.

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Group Capt. Peter Townsend, the divorced war hero forced 40 years ago by the royal family and the British Government to end his love affair with Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II.