What famous member of England's royal family almost got married to The Who's Peter Townsend?

timence

Princess Margaret nearly married a man named Peter Townsend, but it wasn't the same one! He was a career military man. The Who's Peter Townshend (note different spelling), as far as I can see, never had any romantic Royal connections. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_3202000/3202307.stm http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-gp-capt-peter-townsend-1587526.html http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0870228/ Dec 13 12, 3:34 AM

euab

Royal Case of Cold Feet Princess Margaret, the youngest sister of Queen Elizabeth, called off her marriage to Peter Townsend in 1955, after being engaged for two years. Townsend (not to be confused with The Who guitarist Pete Townshend) was a divorced war hero. Because he had been previously married, the engagement was controversial and an official wedding date was never set. For decades, it was believed that Margaret called off the marriage under pressure from the royal family, the government, and members of the Church of England because of Townsend's status as a divorcé. However, a letter Margaret had written to Prime Minister Anthony Eden surfaced in 2009 and indicated that she may have had a simple case of cold feet. In the letter, which was handwritten and dated August 15, 1955, Margaret reveals that she was "uncertain" of her love for Townsend, despite their long-term affair. http://www.infoplease.com/world/countries/british-royalty/scandals.html Dec 14 12, 7:46 AM

endoverend

thank you both for the correction I was misinformed appreciate the heads up on this one Dec 17 12, 11:32 PM