Princess Margaret First Love Peter

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Princess margaret first love peter. Princess margaret shortly before announcing that she would not marry peter townsend. Princess margaret and peter townsend are often portrayed as star crossed lovers in historical accounts of their relationship. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. Their romance began eight years later when 22 year old margaret fell in love with peter soon after the death of her father in 1952.

Princess margarets first fell in love with a divorce at queen elizabeth ii s coronation in 1953 princess margaret was spotted intimately interacting with group captain peter townsend. From the romantic point of view the episode is a sad disappointment wrote the new york daily news of the. The first the public knew of the affair was when a perceptive journalist spotted princess margaret territorially picking a piece of. As the crown has illuminated viewers over three seasons princess margarets life was marred by personal tragedy.

21 august 1930 9 february 2002 was the younger daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth and the only sibling of queen elizabeth ii. But what do we know about the man behind the. Ullstein bild via getty princess margaret gave up love for the crown on this day 65 years ago. Princess margaret countess of snowdon ci gcvo cd margaret rose.

Margaret who became known for her glamour and beauty displayed an early love for nightlife and the arts. Princess margaret and peter townsend credit. Denied the chance to marry her first true love peter townsend she entered into a. Peter townsend a war hero who had served as an equerry to her father.

Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry. Their romance became public knowledge when margaret was seen brushing lint off townsends jacket at her sisters coronation in 1953. Queen elizabeth s sister announced on october 31.