Princess Margaret Group Captain Townsend

Princess margarets scandalous affair with group captain peter townsend she was a 17 year old princess he was her fathers equerry 15 years her senior and what happened next nearly imploded the monarchy.

Princess margaret group captain townsend. Princess margarets doomed relationship with peter townsend was a royal scandal in the 1950s. Group captain peter wooldridge townsend was a royal air force officer and. Group captain peter wooldridge townsend was a royal air force officer and was equerry to princess margarets father king george vi until the kings death in 1952. Naturally queen elizabeth wasnt thrilled mainly because peter was.

According to multiple reports peter had been interviewed by margarets father george vi for a position as his equerry when he. But prior to her marriage princess margaret had. The queens sister princess margaret only married once during her lifetime to antony armstrong jones and their marriage later ended in divorce. He then held the same position.

Peter townsend at the. Townsend notably had a romance with princess margaret the queens only sibling. Princess margaret 64 who is believed to have always considered group captain townsend the great love of her life was said by a spokesman at buckingham palace to be sad at the news of his. Captain townsend was not only 16 years margarets senior but he was a divorcee with two children.

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. Princess margaret was a teenager when she first met peter townsend. 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.