Did Margaret and Peter sleep together?

We must stress that there is no proof they were intimate at that stage. But what we do now know is that for the visit to the shipyard, on which Townsend accompanied her, a request was made for them to have adjoining bedrooms at Hillsborough Castle, the then governor’s official residence in Belfast.

What happened to Peter Townsend after Princess Margaret?

Townsend left Britain after Margaret, bowing to a disapproving establishment, told the nation on Oct. 31, 1955, she had decided not to marry him because he was divorced. In 1959, Townsend remarried and in 1960 the princess wed photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones. They divorced in 1978.

Is Captain Mark Phillips married?

Sandy Pfluegerm. 1997–2012
Anne, Princess Royalm. 1973–1992
Mark Phillips/Spouse

What is the relationship between Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend?

A prime example of this is the burgeoning relationship between the Queen’s younger sister, Princess Margaret (portrayed by Vanessa Kirby), and Peter Townsend (Ben Miles). Townsend, who was more than a decade older than Margaret, was a hero of the Battle of Britain and an equerry to her father, King George VI.

Was Princess Margaret in a relationship with Prince George?

It was at the Queen’s Coronation, on June 2, 1953, that Princess Margaret, then 22, inadvertently confirmed her relationship with the former Battle of Britain RAF pilot, who had been an equerry to her late father, King George VI.

How old was Princess Margaret when she fell in love with Peter?

Their romance began eight years later, when 22-year-old Margaret fell in love with Peter soon after the death of her father in 1952. PRINCESS MARGARET PICTURED WITH HER SISTER ELIZABETH, HER FATHER GEORGE VI, AND THE QUEEN MOTHER IN 1946.

Who was Margaret Thatcher’s husband Lord Townsend?

Townsend, who was more than a decade older than Margaret, was a hero of the Battle of Britain and an equerry to her father, King George VI. He was also a married man with two children. But, while their relationship started off subtly in real life too, it was soon unavoidable public knowledge.