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Princess margaret king george vi. King george vi watches as princess elizabeth assists baby prince charles as he walks in early 1950. Princess margaret and queen elizabeth stand to the right gazing at the future prince of wales. As princess margarets health deteriorates on the netflix series the helena bonham carter character coughs up blood just like her father king george vi did before his death in season 1. However unlike her father and her uncle the duke of.

King george vi with his daughters princess elizabeth and princess margaret on the grounds of the royal lodge in windsor england in 1946. History seems to repeat in the crown season 4. Her uncle king edward viii abdicated the throne when margaret was eight and her father became king george vi. 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.

He was equerry to king george vi from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for queen elizabeth ii from 1952 to 1953. 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. Townsend notably had a romance with princess margaret the queens only sibling. Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to marry.

The future george vi was born at york cottage on the sandringham estate in norfolk during the reign of his great grandmother queen victoria. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. Born princess margaret rose the second daughter of the duke and duchess of york. Princess margaret grew up knowing her sister would become queen princess margaret was six years old when her uncle edward viii abdicated the british throne in 1936 so he could marry divorcee.

Princess margaret died on february 9 2002 after years of poor health and her funeral was held on february 15 2002 exactly 50 years after the funeral of her father king george vi. In 1957 she was made an honorary doctor of music of london university and she became the first president of the royal ballet.