Princess Margaret And Roddy Mcdowall Age Difference

In the crowns season three finale cri de coeur princess margaret helena bonham carter finds unexpected love with roddy llewellyna landscape gardener 17 years her junior.

Princess margaret and roddy mcdowall age difference. Margaret was 43 at the time and roddy a british baronet was 25. The pair were introduced by mutual friend colin tennant in 73. Their relationship was perfect tabloid fodder. Beginning in 1973 llewellyn then aged 25 began an affair with princess margaret then 43.

Photos of margaret and roddy on a romantic holiday on the. A uthor andrew duncan has written in the radio times of how margaret talked of trying to. In 1976 all hell broke loose in the tabloid press when princess margaret was photographed in mustique with her boyfriend roddy llewellyn while still married to lord snowdon also known as. Roderick andrew anthony jude mcdowall 17 september 1928 3 october 1998 was an english born american actor film director and photographer.

Roddy was enrolled in elocution courses at age five and by ten had appeared in his first film murder in the family 1938 playing peter osborne the younger brother of sisters. On 3rd september 1973 43 year old princess margaret met 25 year old roddy llewellyn at the cafe royal in edinburgh. He was 17 years margarets junior. Margarets biographer theo aronson made this comment some years later he was well mannered well spoken and amusing.

One of the many eyebrow raising aspects of margaret and llewellyns relationship by 1970s standards was the significant age difference between the pair. At the time roddy was a gardener and just 25 years old 17 years younger than margaret. The press and members of margarets inner social circle were. Above all he was very sweet natured.

Roddy mcdowall was born in herne hill london england to winifriede lucinda corcoran an irish born aspiring actress and thomas andrew mcdowall a merchant seaman.