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Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953.
Jun 21, 1995 · Group Capt. 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 Elizabeth II,...
Aug 21, 2022 · Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a Royal Air Force officer, and was equerry to Princess Margaret's father, King George VI, until the King's death in 1952.
Nov 3, 2022 · Played by British actress Vanessa Kirby, Margaret was caught in a clash of loyalty, forced to choose between royal duty and the man she wants to marry, divorced royal equerry Peter Townsend.
Nov 17, 2022 · The forbidden romance between Princess Margaret (August 1930–February 2002) and Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend (November 1914–June 1995) was revisited in its final chapters throughout the...
Sep 20, 2022 · Princess Margaret met Peter Townsend when she was just a teenager. The two never wed and parted ways in October 1955. Here is a complete timeline of their relationship.
Nov 9, 2022 · In reality, Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a Royal Air Force officer, and was a courtier to Princess Margaret's father, King George VI, until the King's death in 1952. They met in...
Jun 21, 1995 · Group Captain Peter Townsend, the dashing Battle of Britain pilot who won the heart of Princess Margaret but lost her in a "duty before love" controversy in the 1950s, has died in France at age...
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953.
Jul 21, 2021 · Medals belonging to the former fiance of Princess Margaret, Group Captain Peter Townsend, have sold for £260,000. The 11 medals of the RAF fighter pilot and royal equerry, who grew up in Devon...
