Princess Margaret's Scandalous Engagement to Peter Townsend

Name: Princess Margaret's Scandalous Engagement to Peter Townsend
Uploaded: 2020-07-16
Duration: 158000
Description: In April 1953, a decorated former RAF officer named Peter Townsend caused a stir by proposing to Princess Margaret, who was 15 years his junior. Townsend was also a commoner and a divorcé—both unthinkable to the Royal Family at the time.

In April 1953, a decorated former RAF officer named Peter Townsend caused a stir by proposing to Princess Margaret, who was 15 years his junior. Townsend was also a commoner and a divorcé—both unthinkable to the Royal Family at the time. (02:38)