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Peter Wooldridge Townsend was born in 1914. He distinguished himself as a pilot in the Royal Air Force and had the rank of Group Captain. Later he worked as the Queens equerry. | Peter Wooldridge Townsend was born in 1914. He distinguished himself as a pilot in the Royal Air Force and had the rank of Group Captain. Later he worked as the Queens equerry. | ||
Princess Margeret is said to have had a crush on him since the first time she saw him on a tour to South Africa. She was only 14 years back then and he was already married and had two children. He later got divorced from his wife. | |||
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Revision as of 20:59, 13 July 2010
1914-1995. War veteran, Princess Margaret and he wanted to marry in 1955, but - after pressure from the Church, parts of the media, politics and the Royal family - Margaret decided against it.
Peter Wooldridge Townsend was born in 1914. He distinguished himself as a pilot in the Royal Air Force and had the rank of Group Captain. Later he worked as the Queens equerry. Princess Margeret is said to have had a crush on him since the first time she saw him on a tour to South Africa. She was only 14 years back then and he was already married and had two children. He later got divorced from his wife.
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_3202000/3202307.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/21/obituaries/peter-townsend-dies-at-80-princess-margaret-s-love.html