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There were the objections ofthe Church of England and Parliament to a marriage between them, as (Townsend) was divorced, Taddeo said. I am deeply grateful for the concern of all those who have constantly prayed for my happiness. Most famously, she fell in love in the early 1950s with Peter Townsend, a married RAF officer in the royal household. [5] The Townsend family, of Devon, tended to send its sons into the church or the armed forces. Princess Margaret (right) and Peter Townsend. 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 governors official residence in Belfast. [39], Townsend is portrayed by Ben Miles and Timothy Dalton in the Netflix television series The Crown. Giles died two years ago still angry that my mother took all the blame. Astley was born on June 12, 1947 to Edwin Astley and Hazel Balbirnie in Grappenhall, Cheshire. Townsend was promoted to the substantive rank of squadron leader on 1 September 1940. Group Captain Townsend is best known for his romance with Princess Margaret. According to multiple reports, Peter had been interviewed by Margaret's father, George VI, for a position as his equerry, when he first met the 14-year-old princess at Buckingham Palace. What remained unsaid was that marrying Townsend would have meant Margaret sacrificing her royal status, its privileges and perks. Wristlet watch engagement gift Keystone Photo Shows: Group Peter Townsend seen with his bride to be Marie Luce Jamagne in Antwerp as he examines his watch an engagement present from the future Mrs. Townsend. His duty was to protect the princess throughout the trip, so the two spent a lot of time together. The Queen sent a private message of condolence to Group Captain Townsend's widow, Marie Luce, the palace said. . In his book "Time and Chance," Townsend wrote, "It was then that we made the mutual discovery of how much we meant to one another. The former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Le Moulin de la Tuilerie in Gif-sur-Yvette . However, after the news broke out . Although his father, Peter Townsend was a professional golfer, Stuart was determined to be an actor and began his career by appearing in a number of student films, while attending the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. And one year later, on May 6, Margaret marries photographer Antony Armstrong Jones, who later becomes the Earl of Snowdon. Although Townsend became an equerry for Margaret's father, King George VI, in 1944, he reportedly didn't meet the princess until 1947 when he accompanied the royal family on a three-month tour of Southern Africa. But last week, Brown used his Mail column to reveal that someone who had read his book has unearthed fresh information which some might view as startling. The couple's marriage hit a rough patch after Townsend caught his wife having an affair. It's Walkout Wednesday! 15 Can't-Miss Fashion Gift Ideas from Oprah's Favorite Things 2022, 4 Investment-Worthy Skincare Finds From Sephora, The 17 Best Retinol Creams Worth Adding to Your Skin Care Routine. [1], From 1928 to 1932, Townsend was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, then an all-boys independent school. "Exclusion from the Succession would not entail any other change in Princess Margaret's position as a member of the Royal Family," per Prime Minister Anthony Eden. She then married the 5th Marquess Camden and had five happy years before he died in 1983. The success which has been achieved has been due to Squadron Leader Townsend's unflagging zeal and leadership. Their mutual fondness became public at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953, when photographs showed the group captain and the Princess beaming at each other and laughing. The forbidden romance between Princess Margaret (b. August 1930 February 2002) and Captain Peter Wooldridge Peter Townsend (November 1914 June 1995) was revisited in its final chapters throughout the fifth season of The Crownthough their love story in real life was sadly more doomed. Karen was the eldest daughter and had four siblings: Jon . They married in 1968, by which stage The Who had made a name for themselves with hits such as My Generation and Substitute. By May 1940, Townsend was one of the most capable squadron leaders of the Battle of Britain, serving throughout the battle as commanding officer of No. The Who guitarist's wife Karen Astley is said to be due to win . A decorated pilot in the Royal Air force, Group Capt. Three years later he was dead, but Margaret still had his letters, which she decreed could not be read until 100 years from her birth in 2030. Cecil Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden ( ne Pawle; 9 May 1921 - 27 February 2004) was a British socialite and artist, best known as the first wife of Group Captain Peter Townsend, who later became romantically involved with Princess Margaret . An aunt encouraged him to learn piano but after seeing . He was commissioned a pilot officer on 27 July 1935. In October, Townsend also accompanies Margaret on trip to Belfast, where he requests have his room at Hillsborough Castle moved next to hers. In 2003, she supported him after his arrest for viewing child porn on the internet. When you first hear about Baba, and . Margaret was just 71 years old. Notorious YouTube prankster strikes again: How Daniel 'Jarvo' Jarvis invaded The Oval, X Factor stage, a 'My hatred for you keeps me alive and we will never forgive you', father tells drink-driver who was Is this the real reason Amazon 'axed' Jeremy Clarkson? According to Hello! How Princes William and Harry reacted to Diana's death, "The Crown" season 6: Everything we know so far. Peter later recalled that she was "as unremarkable as one would expect of a 14-year-old girl." Peter Townsend was born 1914 in Rangoon, Burma, and was educated at Haileybury School. In an official statement on BBC Radio, she announces, "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. In 1959, Group Captain Townsend married Marie Luce Jamagne, a Belgian woman said to bear a strong resemblance to Princess Margaret. It was all very convenient, except for one person Rosemary Townsend. His wartime record was nine aircraft claimed destroyed, and two shared, two 'probables' and four damaged. They have one son and two daughters. Peter Townsend did eventually remarry, very happily, and became the father of a second family.. What happened to Townsend after Margaret? ", Group Captain Townsend moved to Belgium, finally settling in France. The story of the Princesss passionate, but ultimately doomed, affair with her fathers equerry, Battle of Britain flying ace Group Captain Peter Townsend a married man with children is one of the best-known episodes of the Queens reign, and has been fertile ground for the Netflix series The Crown. Product ID: 3560448 / SCAN-ARC-03560448. She could have married me only if she had been prepared to give up everything her position, her prestige, her privy purse, he wrote in his memoir. Back row, from left: Commander S W Mann, Commander Peter Townsend, Lady Mary Leveson-Gower, Lady Margaret Egerton, Lady Moyra Hamilton and Colonel Gyles Reilly. G/V large country house in the estate of the Jamagne family, in Brasschaet near Antwerp. . With Townsend, she had two sons, Giles (1942-2015) and Hugo (born 1945). He was mentioned in despatches the same month. Such a well made show. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1933 and served as a pilot throughout World War II. Bringing cake into the office is as harmful to colleagues as secondhand smoking, Britain's top food tsar Do not sell or share my personal information. He was 80. Youll hear cases argued for the likes of Stranger Things, Killing Eve and Mindhunter etc.often. The comments below have not been moderated, By He became a Comptroller of the Queen Mother's household and spent a great deal of time with Margaret following her father's death, and before long, the two fell in love. [36][37], Townsend died of stomach cancer in 1995, in Saint-Lger-en-Yvelines, France at the age of 80. The then Queen and her daughters were frequent visitors to the Townsend family home. It was widely argued that sheheld a striking resemblance to Princess Margaret, who Peter previously shared a romance with. Who is your father's sports idol?. The generous Ulster folk saw what they took to be King George VIs unworldly younger daughter, a novice princess learning on the job. According to multiple reports, Peter had been interviewed by Margaret's father, George VI, for a position as his equerry . The couple had two sons, but after his wife had an affair, Peter filed for divorce in November 1952. From their first meeting in 1947 to their lives after each other, here is a complete timeline of Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend's relationship. By Julia Birkinbine. Fact-Checking 'The Crown' How Much of Season 5 Is True and What Is Complete Fiction? Peter Townsend," the statement said. A married Townsend meets then-teenager Margaret for the first time while accompanying the royal family on a three-month tour to South Africa. But there was another story to be told alongside the history of the monarch's reign. By [13] On 31 August, during combat with Messerschmitt Bf 110s over Tonbridge, Townsend was shot down and wounded in the left foot by a cannon shell which went through the glycol tank and exploded in the cockpit. "It was a different time, the 1950s, and the shadow of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson likely had a part," said Taddeo, referring to Margaret's uncle, the former king who abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Simpson, a twice-divorced American. According to the BBC, the Queen and Parliament agreed to amend the 1772 Royal Marriages Act and remove Margaret and her future children from the line of succession. On Oct. 31, 1955, the princess issued a statement that said while "it might have been possible for me to contract a civil marriage," that "conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others," effectively ending the relationship. The pair also work on music together in their Richmond studio by the Thames. "But, mindful of the Church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others. 1 Squadron RAF at RAF Tangmere flying the Hawker Fury biplane fighter. Despite the separation, Margaret and Townsend continued their correspondence and when his service ended 1955, he returned to London and the couple reunited. [31] The younger son married Yolande, Princess of Ligne, daughter of Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne and Alix, Princess of Ligne (ne Princess Alix of Luxembourg). Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (22 November 1914 - 19 June 1995) was Equerry to King George VI 1944-1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952-1953. Anyone can read what you share. Townsend had been ill for quite some time when he died in Paris at the age of 80. (English and Spanis. Group Captain Peter Townsend of the RAF arrives in London with his wife Marie-Luce, 20th April 1960. The second child of King George VI and the Queen Mother, and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret first fell in love with Group Captain Peter Townsend at just 17 years old. Pete Townshend and his first wife separated in 1994 and divorced in 2009. Townsend oversaw the conversion of No. [35] They had two daughters and one son. IE 11 is not supported. Their relationship was considered especially controversial because Margaret's sister, Queen Elizabeth II, was the Church's supreme governor. . A decorated pilot in the Royal Air force, Group Capt. [32], When news of the relationship appeared in the press, the government posted Townsend to a position as air attach at the British Embassy in Brussels. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) "Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and the Earl of Snowdon, after two years of separation, have agreed that their marriage should be formally ended. TODAY breaks down the timeline of their relationship and if the couple ever found their happily-ever-after. On 11 July 1940, Acting Squadron Leader Townsend, flying Hurricane VY-K (P2716) intercepted a Dornier Do 17 of KG 2 and severely damaged the bomber, forcing it to crash land at Arras. Although Townsend ended up divorcing his first wife and proposing to Margaret in 1953, their relationship ultimately didn't work out. Townsend, a hero in World War II, was a commoner, 16 years older than the princess, and he'd been divorced. "It does seem like the Queen always regretted not siding with her sister," according to Taddeo, who said that after seeing Margaret's unhappy marriage to Armstrong-Jones (and subsequent divorce), the monarch changed her opinion on royal unions. Everyone knew my father was seeing the Princess. For the true story of Princess Margaret's ill-fated relationship with Peter Townsend, read on: When season one of The Crown first arrived on Netflix in November of 2016, viewers were given a look inside the life of a young Queen Elizabeth II as she took to the throne. Long term love: Pete and girlfirend Rachel Fuller at the Kennedy Centre Honours State Department Dinner in Washington in 2008, In sickness and in health: Townshend on his wedding day to wife Karen Astley in 1968. Photo 16/2/97 Pete Townshend and his wife Karen at the Laurence Olivier Awards in London. Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a Royal Air Force officer and was Equerry to King George VI between 1944 and 1952, later sustaining said title for Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 up until 1953. The beloved drama has finally returned for a third season. Peter Wooldridge Townsend (22. marraskuuta 1914 - 19. keskuuta 1995) oli brittilinen hvittjlentj sek kuningas Yrj VI:n ja kuningatar Elisabet II:n adjutantti 1944-1953. "Times had changed, there was so much unhappiness on all sides, and the tabloids had become so powerful that there was no keeping anything private.". Earlier in 1947, Margaret and her sister, Elizabeth, had accompanied the King and Queen on a three-month State tour of Southern Africa. 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. "Mindful of the Church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others. Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge , are accompanied by Peter Townsend , chief executive of the Canterbury. Townsend also known as Captain Peter Townsend was a Royal Air Force officer who served as an equerry to the late king. Its a miracle it hasnt come out before. Townsend was promoted to the temporary rank of wing commander on 1 December 1941. L/S press photographers crowding round Townsend and his young fianc Marie Luce Jamagne (Marie-Luce Jamagne). As an old friend of Margaret says: This was playing with fire, a terrible risk for her reputation and that of the Royal Family. Yet she was then still only 16. As for Belfast and the launch of the liner, imagine how the news of the adjoining bedrooms of Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend would have gone down just a month before she was a bridesmaid at her sisters wedding. Townsend, who had been divorced from his first wife in 1946, was a equerry (a personal attendant of the royal family). Their younger daughter, Isabelle Townsend, became a Ralph Lauren model in the late 1980s and early 1990s. . The Independent wrote in Townsend's obituary that "He developed, too, a perceptible sense of relief that things turned out the way they did", because "for men like Mark Phillips and Princess Margaret's eventual husband Anthony Armstrong-Jones, [marrying into the royal family] turned out to be an almost impossible undertaking". The couple separated in September 1994 but remained friends. First Lady's tears for kindergarten helicopter crash victims: Olena Zelenska is horrified as she is told 18 Putin deploys air defence systems around Moscow amid fears of Ukrainian strikes on the capital. As Browns book makes clear, what Margaret wanted, she usually got. Counting calories IS king when it comes to losing weight - NOT fasting, study finds. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Townsends sons were uncomfortably aware their mother took the blame to protect the Royal Familys honour. Pete Townshend is fighting to save his 40million fortune after his wife of 40 years filed for divorce. Despite the media trying to put an insidious spin on the age gap, Townsend was reported as saying he showed no interest in her when they first met, and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. Townsend was promoted to flight lieutenant on 27 January 1939. Though they got engaged, a royal wedding wasn't in the cards for the Royal Air Force pilot and the princess, 16 years his junior. Townshend's publicist last night said he had been unable to contact him since The Who's recent Australian tour. ", "She could have married me only if she had been prepared to give up everything -- her position, her prestige, her privy purse," he wrote. Divorcees suffered severe disapproval in the social atmosphere of the time and could not remarry in the Church of England if their former spouse was still alive. The divorce paves the way for Townshend, 63, to marry girlfriend Rachel Fuller, 35. Online calculator reveals how inflation-busting 14.4% hike will Father-of-four 'killed a woman he met on dating website by spiking her with Oxycodone to knock her out for 'Thiswas not on my 2023 bingo card! Cold, hard facts about how freezing winter weather can harm your health, Farmer, 71, who appeared on BBC documentary This Farming Life is killed by one of his own cows. Their love affair was one for the storybooks, but royal protocol kept them apart. Group Captain Peter Townsend of the Royal Airforce and former King's equerry, with his wife Maria Luce Jamagne in Milan. Oct. 10, 1959 - 12-10-59 Peter Townsend and his wife to be. The Queen's fun-loving younger sister Princess Margaret stole the show. But mindful of the Churchs teachings that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before others., She continued: I have reached this decision entirely alone, and in doing so I have been strengthened by the unfailing support and devotion of Group Captain Townsend.. The story of the Princess's passionate, but ultimately doomed, affair with her father's equerry, Battle of Britain flying ace Group Captain Peter Townsend a married man with children . Her beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30 am, in The King Edward VII Hospital," read an official announcement from Buckingham Palace. Upon King George's death in 1952, Elizabeth became queen and Margaret turned to her father's former equerry for support and comfort. Group Capt. Advertisement 1971), both of whom were from families of the landed gentry. According to Townsend, he and Margaret confessed their feelings to one another in the period that followed. As Princess Margaret herself later told a confidante: We rode together every morning in that wonderful country, in marvellous weather. Even . [20] In the same year, the appointment was made permanent, and he served until 1953 when he became Extra Equerry,[21] an honorary office he held until his death. Under Review. Peter Townsend was appointed to the royal household in 1944 by King George VI after serving in World War II. Karen Astley, who has been separated from The Who guitarist for 15 years, has hired Fiona . The R.A.F. [14] A Bar to his DFC was awarded in early September 1940, for leading his squadron in protecting convoys during July and August 1940, personally shooting down four enemy aircraft and leading his squadron in destroying at least 10 enemy aircraft and damaging many others. Still, Margarets love for a time transcended royal agendasand she continued her romance with Townsend for several more years. The news was soon printed in newspapers around the world. The guitarist is set to announce their divorce in the high court today. The writing still brilliant! The family was resident in Adelaide Cottage in the 1940s. Townshend first met Miss Astley, the daughter of composer Ted Astley, at Ealing Art School in West London in the early 60s. The BBC interrupted its scheduled radio programme to broadcast the statement. He ended his wartime service with the temporary rank of wing commander and was promoted to the permanent rank of wing commander on 1 January 1949.[22]. But, mindful of the Church's teachings that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before others." Princess Margaret & Peter Townsend's Love Affair, Diana on the Fayed Yacht in Saint Tropez in '97, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. At 61 and 77, respectively, the pair shared a meal. "At the time, divorcees werent allowed to remarry in the Church of England and Margaret required her sisters permission to wed before the age of 25," Taddeo said. When Margaret and Townsend met again 37 years after their split, he was happily married to Belgian Marie-Luce Jamagne (with whom he lived in France and had a daughter) and they could talk with the same intimacy as they had before. He had met her in his role as an equerry to her father, King George VI. Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend, a former Battle of Britain pilot, fell in love when he was an equerry first to George VI and then to Elizabeth II. Later in 1947, Townsend accompanied Margaret on a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she christened her first ship. The two were in each others company every day, riding out and taking in the sights. [33][34], In 1959, aged 45, Townsend married 20-year-old Marie-Luce Jamagne, a Belgian national he had met the previous year. That gesture was a sure sign that rumors of their romance were true. Princess Margaret's marriage to Lord Snowdon ended in divorce. Magazine, due to the monarchys stance, it was suggested that she be removed from the line of succession but keep her royalty in order to marry Peter. PERSONAL GIFT. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Vote here and tell us why. Part of his citation reads:[15]. Thats when I really fell in love with him.. Henry VIII's marriage to his fourth wife Anne of Cleves was . But were the crowds seeing the real Princess? See the article in its original context from. Their resulting romance came at a time when marrying a divorcee was not only frowned upon, but also forbidden by the church of England. Townsend muistetaan romanssistaan prinsessa Margaretin kanssa.. Townsend syntyi 1914 Burman Rangoonissa (Yangun) ja kvi koulua Englannin Haileburyss.Hn liittyi Kuninkaallisiin ilmavoimiin 1933 ja sai . But though Group Captain Townsend was dashing and distinguished, he was also divorced, making him anathema to a royal family, and a government, still reeling from Edward VIII's abdication in 1936 to marry an American, Wallis Simpson, who was divorced. Who is The Crown's Peter Townsend? . Once Princess Margaret turned 25, she no longer needed the Queen's approval to marry Townsend only Parliament's permission. Despite these newfound freedoms, Margaret has also been apart from Townsend for two years while he's been stationed abroad in Brussels to serve as an air attach. Townsend and his wife, Rosemary Pratt, Marchioness Camden, were divorced in 1952 after 11 years of marriage. Miss Astley's lawyers Payne Hicks Beach refused to comment last night. Princess Margaret, 64, who is believed to have always considered Group Captain Townsend the great love of her life, was said by a spokesman at Buckingham Palace to be "sad" at the news of his death. Mother reveals devastation after learning her daughter, two, is battling a rare disorder that affects only Netflix is hiring a flight attendant for one of its private jets with a mouth-watering pay of up to $385,000 Not quite love at first sight! I simply hadnt the weight, I knew it, to counterbalance all she would have lost.. Relationship status Married (Since 2000) "I simply hadn't the weight, I knew it, to counterbalance all she would have lost.". Townsend served as air attach in Brussels from 1953 to 1956. Olivia Colman is awesome. 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