Princess Margaret Did She Marry Peter Townsend

Margaret and antony met at a dinner party in 1958 after her famous relationship with captain peter townsend ended.

Princess margaret did she marry peter townsend. As the crown has illuminated viewers over three seasons princess margarets life was marred by personal tragedy. Princess margaret and peter townsend met when she was just a teenager. In the crown viewers watched as princess margaret fought for the right to marry group captain peter townsend. This was when he obtained the position of equerry to her father.

Peter townsend married rosemary pawle in 1941 and the couple divorced in 1952. He was married twice her age and a father of two to boot. In a statement she said. It was widely argued that she held a striking.

While townsend was officially divorced when he started seeing princess margaret his first marriage created a major problem for the royal family. But what do we know about the man behind the ill fated romance. But it was several months later when the young photographer was commissioned to. In the 1950s parliament and the church of england.

Even though they had had a long affair the princess was. Following the end of their engagement in 1955 peter went on to marry marie luce jamagne in 1959 and in may 1960 margaret married the society photographer antony armstrong jones. I would like it to be known that i have decided not to. Denied the chance to marry her first true love peter townsend she entered into a.

A newly discovered letter has overturned the long held view that princess margaret was forced not to marry group captain peter townsend. Later on in 1959 he married belgian woman marie luce jamagne.