Princess Margaret Lover Peter

Princess margaret who died at the age of 71 was the sister of queen elizabeth ii and was once engaged to peter townsend. 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. He then held the same position.
princess margaret lover peter

Queen elizabeth s sister announced on october 31 1955 that her engagement to captain peter townsend was no more.

Princess margaret lover peter. Princess margaret was a teenager when she first met peter townsend. Peter townsend at the. But prior to her marriage princess margaret had. He then held the same position.

Soon news of the romantic relationship between the princess and. The queens sister princess margaret only married once during her lifetime to antony armstrong jones and their marriage later ended in divorce. 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. According to multiple reports peter had been interviewed by margarets father george vi for a position as his equerry when he.

Princess margaret gave up love for the crown on this day 65 years ago. The romance began in 1947 during the royal tour of south africa when. 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. At queen elizabeth ii s coronation in 1953 princess margaret was spotted intimately interacting with group captain peter townsend.