John Turner Princess Margaret Dancing

Turner becomes a minister without portfolio in the cabinet of then prime minister lester pearson.

John turner princess margaret dancing. Chretien also chose him to represent canada at the funeral of princess margaret his youthful flame a generous gesture mr. Turner is first elected as a liberal member of parliament representing the montreal area riding of st. Newly discovered letters obtained by the daily mail suggest the late british princess margaret sister of queen elizabeth ii nearly married future canadian prime minister john turner. Turner marries geills mccrae kilgour.

Turner earns a spot in the gossip columns by dancing with princess margaret at a party. When i was driving a truck john turner was dancing with princess margaret. The young lawyer caused a stir when he danced with princess margaret at a party in 1959 giving rise to speculation that the two would become a couple. The two remained friends for life.

Turner who flew to vancouver for the occasion the princess retired to a small table on the. The young lawyers profile swelled within the liberal ranks as he started speaking at policy conventions but it truly took off after he made headlines worldwide for dancing with princess margaret. This was the first time that turner received significant press. When i was driving a truck john turner was dancing with princess margaret after three dances with mr.

The couple would go on to have four children a daughter and three sons. In his stump speech mulroney used a well rehearsed line to characterize his rival as aloof from ordinary canadians. Relationship with princess margaret. A future prime minister john turner and britains princess margaret may have nearly married according to a recently unearthed cache of letters written by the princess from 1950 to 1966.