Get Princess Margaret And Peter Townsend Coronation Images. Princess margaret and peter townsend, a former battle of britain pilot, fell in love when he was an equerry first to george vi and then to elizabeth ii. Not only was townsend 16 years older than margaret, but he was also a divorcee with two children.

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99 glimpses of princess margaret, author colin brown writes that new details seem to reveal margaret. Princess margaret, countess of snowdon, ci, gcvo, cd (margaret rose; Princess margaret's controversial romance with peter townsend put the royal family in an uncomfortable position.

Margaret was inclined to accept, but it was not that simple:

Because townsend was divorced, the queen had to give her permission. The queen is about the older elizabeth (at the time of princess advice backfire: He was married, twice her age, and a father of two to boot. Peter townsend, the divorced war hero forced 40 years ago by the royal family and the british government to end his love affair with princess margaret, sister of queen their mutual fondness became public at the coronation of queen elizabeth in 1953, when photographs showed the group.