10:00PM GMT 07 Nov 2009. Princess Margaret's decision not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorcee, has always been thought to have been made under pressure and opposition from the Queen, the court and senior members within the Church of England.
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It 'sets a question mark' over the view that Princess Margaret-who died in 2002 aged 71 - sacrificed her relationship out of duty, said Mr Warwick. 'It shows that the love, conceivably, was not as strong as it was to begin with.'.
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Princess Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey in the spring of 1960. It was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television and more than 20 million viewers tuned in to watch it. Photo: Princess Margaret and her husband, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, wave from Buckingham Palace.
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Margaret, who fell for Townsend as a teenager when he was already married with children, married photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones in 1960 but they divorced in 1978.
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About This Site | Text Only. 1955: Princess Margaret cancels wedding Princess Margaret has called off her plans to marry divorced Group Captain Peter Townsend. The news was broadcast on the radio this evening. The BBC's John Snagge interrupted normal programming to read a brief statement from the Princess.
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How the couple met. Princess Margaret was the daughter of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, born 21 August 1930 at Glamis Castle-the first royal birth in Scotland since the 17th Century. On VE Day in 1945, she mingled with the crowds outside Buckingham Palace along with her older sister Elizabeth, who was to become queen in 1952.
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But the letter, handwritten from Balmoral on August 15 when Margaret was six days shy of 25, states that she would not see Townsend until October-when she hoped to resolve her terrible dilemma.
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It was enough to start rumours of a relationship. In fact, the Princess and Group Captain Townsend already had plans to marry but the new Queen had asked them to wait a year. Under the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, the Princess required her elder sister's permission to marry before the age of 25.
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Peter Dimmick explains the BBC's preparations for filming Princess Margaret's wedding. Peter Dimmick explains the BBC's preparations for filming Princess Margaret's wedding, including camera positions in Westminster Abbey and along the parade route.
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A newly discovered letter has overturned the long-held view that Princess Margaret was forced not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. Even though they had had a long affair, the Princess was 'uncertain' of her love for the divorcee, the letter reveals.
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did princess margaret ever marry peter
No, the princess Margaret never married to Peter. No, Princess Margaret did not ever marry Peter.