Princess Margaret in 1955, just two weeks before she announced she would not marry Peter Townsend. Credit: Getty Images Portrayed by Vanessa Kirby in The Crown's first two seasons, and now by ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister was reportedly left with "deep sadness" on her deathbed over one major decision.

Her tender touch betrayed their secret, as Margaret attentively brushed fluff from the dashing officer's jacket. Until then, Group Captain Peter Townsend and the Princess had been forced to hide ...

Princess Margaret died "peacefully in her sleep" at ... she had a famous love affair with Royal Air Force Group Capt. Peter Townsend, a doomed romance that gripped the nation.

Margaret’s doomed love for Group Captain Peter Townsend, her father’s former equerry, was a key plotline in the first season of Netflix’s The Crown. The princess then turned her attention to ...

But as of this week, the guess was that resolute Princess Margaret would end up as the wife of Peter Townsend.

In April 1953, a decorated former RAF officer named Peter Townsend caused a stir by proposing to Princess Margaret, who was 15 years his junior. Townsend was also a commoner and a divorcé—both ...

Princess Margaret, the Countess of Snowdon, was a member of the English royal family. She was the daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.

Group Captain Peter Townsend. Not only was marrying a divorcee Not A Thing for royals – the Royal Marriages Act 1772 required the monarch’s permission to do it – but Princess Margaret had ...

Princess Margaret was well known for her party-loving reputation and independent spirit. As a young woman she developed a relationship with royal equerry Captain Peter Townsend but faced issues ...