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John turner former canadian prime minister and friend of princess margaret dies at 91 the dashing lawyer who lost the top job after just 79 days in 1984 caused a stir when he danced with the. Dubbed canadas kennedy it was confirmed in 2015 that the dashing bachelor had dated queen elizabeths sister princess margaret in the late 1950s. Princess margaret nearly married john turner before he became canadas prime minister letters reveal conrad black.
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There was considerable speculation about whether the two would become a serious couple.

Princess margaret john turner. This was the first time that turner received significant press attention in canada. Relationship with princess margaret. Former prime minister john turner and princess margaret made headlines in 1958 during the princesss visit to canada. John turner was also an elite sprinter who qualified for the canadian olympic team in 1948.

So when princess margaret then 27 met john turner two years older at a ball at the naval base on vancouvers deadmans island rumours of romance were almost inevitable. Reportedly they broke up after buckingham palace ordered the relationship to end. On may 19 1959 at a party hosted by his stepfather as lieutenant governor to celebrate the opening of the new british columbia government house turner danced with princess margaret one year his junior. Newly unearthed letters written by margaret reveal the pair may have nearly.

Turner biography offers due credit to an unlucky leader despite his missteps. A future prime minister john turner and britains princess margaret may have nearly married according to a recently unearthed cache of letters written by the princess from 1950 to 1966. Newly discovered letters obtained by the daily mail suggest the late british princess margaret sister of queen elizabeth ii nearly married future canadian prime minister john turner.