Thanks to Netflix's hit series The Crown, the world is again fascinated with Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret, and her highly-publicized royal romance with Peter Townsend. The first season of The Crown ended with Elizabeth telling Margaret that she could not marry Peter because he was a divorcee — and, until Season 2 premiered in December 2017, many fans were left wondering, did Margaret stay with Peter after all? If not, did she end up marrying someone else? In October 1955, a then 25-year-old Margaret released the following public statement revealing she and Peter, 40, had officially ended their romantic relationship: "I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. I have been aware that, subject to my renouncing my rights of succession, it might have been possible for me to contract a civil marriage. But mindful of the Church's teachings that Christian marriage is...
- 6/22/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Closer Weekly
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