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 ...

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.

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

But Margaret reportedly did not view him in a positive light - with the princess blaming him for being a driving force behind the breakdown of her relationship with Peter Townsend. In fact ...

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 is now play by Helena Bonham Carter ... ‘s younger sister’s doomed romance with the divorced Peter Townsend and rushed marriage to Armstrong-Jones (she was determined ...

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.

Princess Margaret, often praised for her sharp wit ... she had a much-publicised romance with RAF pilot Peter Townsend in her ...

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 ...