Princess Margaret First Love

Lord snowdon in 1958 and a couple of months later sat for a portrait with him.

Princess margaret first love. Margaret who became known for her glamour and beauty displayed an early love for nightlife and the arts. Princess margaret shortly before announcing that she would not marry peter townsend. Their son david albert. Princess margaret gave up love for the crown on this day 65 years ago.

Queen elizabeth s sister announced on october 31 1955 that her engagement to captain peter townsend was no more. 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. He proposed to margaret early the following year. Princess margaret pictured with her sister elizabeth her.

Their romance became public knowledge when margaret was seen brushing lint off townsends jacket at her sisters coronation in 1953. Princess margaret eventually struck up a relationship with photographer antony armstrong jones who was appointed 1st earl of snowdon following their marriage in may 1960. In 1952 her father died her sister became queen and townsend divorced his wife rosemary. 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. Before marrying anthony armstrong jones and welcoming two children with him margarets first love was peter townsend. 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. But what do we know about the man behind the ill fated romance.

Princess margaret met tony armstrong jones in 1960 margaret first met tony aka. After the war margaret fell in love with group captain peter townsend.