Princess Margaret Windsor And Peter Townsend

According to multiple reports peter had been interviewed by margarets father george vi for a position as his equerry when he.

Princess margaret windsor and peter townsend. At queen elizabeth ii s coronation in 1953 princess margaret was spotted intimately interacting with group captain peter townsend. He was equerry to king george vi from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for queen elizabeth ii from 1952 to 1953. But it was several months later when the young photographer was commissioned to. A newly discovered letter has overturned the long held view that princess margaret was forced not to marry group captain peter townsend.

He proposed to margaret early the following year. After the war margaret fell in love with group captain peter townsend. Margaret and antony met at a dinner party in 1958 after her famous relationship with captain peter townsend ended. At the time margaret was only 14 years old and nothing.

In 1952 her father died her sister became queen and townsend divorced his wife rosemary. Inside princess margarets romance with townsend margaret reportedly met townsend when he applied for a position as george vis equerry. 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.

But prior to her marriage princess margaret had also been involved with group captain peter townsend a divorcee who was seen by many as an unsuitable match for the young princess and queens. Even though they had had a long affair the princess was. He then held the same position. 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.