Peter Townsend Princess Margaret Death

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.

Peter townsend princess margaret death. The younger sister of queen elizabeth was finally getting married after her failed engagement to group captain peter townsend. I simply hadnt the weight i knew it to counterbalance all she would have lost peter died aged. Speaking about his relationship with princess margaret in his memoir time and chance he wrote. Princess margaret gave up love for the crown on this day 65 years ago.

As the royal family marks the 15th anniversary of princess margarets death here is a look back at the ill fated love affair between the tempestuous royal and group capt. But unbeknownst to margaret one of the worst periods of her life was. Peter townsend at the. I simply hadnt the weight i knew it to counterbalance all she would have lost peter died aged.

Group captain peter wooldridge townsend cvo dso dfc bar 22 november 1914 19 june 1995 was a royal air force officer flying ace courtier and author. Queen elizabeths sister announced on october 31 1955 that her engagement to captain peter townsend was no more. Peter townsend the dashing world war ii fighter pilot who loved and lost princess margaret has died after more than 30 years of self imposed exile. London ap group capt.

Buckingham palace on tuesday announced the death of townsend an equerry to margarets father king george vi and later to her sister queen elizabeth ii and said the princess was sad to learn of this news.