Princess Margaret & Peter Townsend. The Crown.

“I simply hadn't the weight, I knew it, to counterbalance all she would have lost", wrote Peter Townsend in his autobiography, "Time and Chance".
Peter behaved like what he was: a gentleman from top to toe. And Princess Margaret paid the rest of her life for the decision she has made.

[@gainal9080]

Imagine how much easier everyone's life would've been if she had been able to marry Peter Townsend.

[@MauriceRivers415]

She could have, though, but the catch was she'd have to relinquish all rights to the throne, and give up titles and comfort. Don't feel sorry for her: she made her choice.

[@mitchellwright7576]

Maurice Rivers I feel bad for her she had to chose between the two most important things in her life 😂

[@crocsqueen1474]

@@MauriceRivers415 Actually, she wouldnt have had to give up her titles, just her place and her children's places in the line of succession. She could even have remained in service to the crown and would have recieved a good allowance. She just simply... didn't want to anymore. It is so annoying bc the show does not represent the situation well. She wouldnt have really lost anything- her and her children saw no real chance of gaining the throne anyway. Her children wouldnt have gained titles from her bc women dont pass on the titles. This show really annoys me sometimes

[@Luke_05]

Crocs Queen I thought the show said she would have to lose her royal income? Is this false or?

[@crocsqueen1474]

@@Luke_05 That is false- she still would have had an income as a member of the royal family. This is just a show going against historical accuracy like so many other historical fiction shows 😭

[@giorgiaciuti938]

He was the love of her life

[@da96103]

And in 2018, Prince Harry married a divorced woman whose husband is still alive, and no one made a fuss.

[@emilydo7778]

da96103 crazy how far they’ve come

[@murph8837]

There was some fuss. Those who opposed the marriage used her divorce as a reason. The likely true offense they had was that she was black and American.

[@SniperRose1]

Murph88 She is *not* black. She half white and half black. Do you know what biracial is? If I didn't hear on TV that she was partly black, I'd think she was a white woman. She doesn't even identify as black. 🙄😒

[@SniperRose1]

Murph88 You first doll

[@SniperRose1]

@@murph8837 lol. It supersedes any Caucasian gene she has? LMAO 😂. I had to repeat that to myself. 😂😂 She's literally BIRACIAL. She was made from a white man's sperm. Half black half white. How difficult is this to understand? 😂😂 Idiots. smdh. 😂

[@micaelasepulveda8691]

It is so sad to know that two people who loved each other so deeply, died and weren’t able to be together.

[@t.walker5664]

Well wherever they are I hope they had reunite

[@NoName-zl2cs]

@@t.walker5664 where they go after death

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

Reminds me of the movie Atonement 😩😢

[@missyadams]

The decision they BOTH made, Peter couldn't let her be exiled from the family, I read about it in 'World's Greatest Scandals', including the part where the public loudly supported them both- yet did not support Edward and Wallis. Margaret had been in love with Peter since she was 14 and Peter divorced his wife because she cheated on him. The actress who played her found out, while researching the role, that for 20 years Margaret was bitter about not being able to marry Peter. She found out from the children of Margaret's close friends. It was several years later that she and Peter saw each other again and that was at a charity event in 1993, people said the whole time they sat on a couch, talking away. The whole thing was unfair. The Prime Minister Anthony Eden was a divorced man himself at the time. Princess Anne- the Queen's daughter was able to divorce Mark Phillips and marry Tom Laurence. Charles... well, we know what happened with him.

[@lordalessan]

PrincessA I think it was all this, in addition to Andrew’s divorce to Fergie, that made the crown more progressive and paved the way for Harry and Meghan.

[@thatswhatsup0493]

I wish they could have ended up together

[@missyadams]

@@thatswhatsup0493 me too. ;( what a pity

[@taroman7100]

couldnt stand Eden.

[@beautyjournal217]

Queen got her karma

[@sweetcarolinablues]

It’s so sad. She sees everyone’s love around her blossom and so happy, yet her love was ripped from her leaving her only to Tony who ended up breaking her heart again

[@NoTsAuDiArAbIa1889]

Honestly I am wondering to my self where did Peter go and when I saw Toney I started to get angry

[@lehliladevandria5712]

The gorgeous actress playing Margaret is stunning.

[@Nina5144]

Disagree- I didn’t like M as she seemed a lazy scrounger but she was way more attractive than the actress. Same for the queen and Foy

[@yespls4184]

@@Nina5144 you really think the real life counterparts are a lot prettier than the actresses? That's a strange take

[@countlitmogaphil392]

@@yespls4184 I wouldn't say that Margaret was BETTER looking than Kirby, no not at all... But the real Prince Philip and Princess Margaret were two of the few people who can look as good if not better than any actor who portrays them

[@urbaniteurbanizer1612]

She should have taken a cue from her Uncle Edward who gave up the throne to be with his love. After all she was a princess...

[@Janellabelle]

I know he was the King and everything! She was second in line and then very quickly 3rd...she would never have to be the Monarch. Edwards brother gave him a title didn't he...Duke of Windsor? Lillabet could have given Margo a title like Duchess of something or another, right? Or just keep her title...and marry Townsend! They'd never go broke why didn't she?! Why?!! Lol I'm so curious.

[@crocsqueen1474]

@@Janellabelle she wouldnt have had to given her a title. The real historical story is that they were able to change the law, and Margret would only lose her place in the line of succession. Her children wouldnt be in line either. But she would have kept her titles, her place in the family, and would have recieved an allowance. This show is not historically accurate and it frustrates me

[@Janellabelle]

@@crocsqueen1474 oh so she most likely didnt marry Peter then because...they didnt work out on a personal level? The press have always portrayed them as star crossed lovers that the establishment kept apart...in the USA at least.

[@crocsqueen1474]

@@Janellabelle Well, when the time came for her to finally announce her engagement, she wrote to the prime minister that she had to see him first to be sure. I think the time and distance wore the passion down. But besides that, it wasnt really explained

[@lordalessan]

@@crocsqueen1474 She said to her biographer that the separation when he was sent to Belgium caused the love to wane and that it wasn't as strong enough. Still sad though that the Royal family let this happen.

[@alicecroll3212]

Her, this actresses ‘portrayal, is virtually unmatched in the Series, and The Crown is as perfect as performance can achieve.

[@janel342]

Dont Forget she could have married him- if she’d given up being a Princess. That says it all and explains why the rest of her life was empty

[@kaidenhall2718]

She enjoyed being princesses she loved the luxury and the palaces just hated the princess part

[@littlepenguinowo1819]

@@kaidenhall2718 well did she expect to live off of taxpayer money for free. Her "royal duties" can be accomplished by literally anyone, it requires no skill whatsoever.

[@pumpupjam54]

Loved the song in this video, very appropriate for this. The royal family was still reeling from Edwards abdication to Wallis Simpson, a divorcee, and peter was divorced as well. They wouldn't allow it. Now go ahead 76 years later, and Margaret divorced Tony, after them came Princess Ann, then Charles and Diana, after them Fergie and Andrew, and so and so on. I guess that is why William waited till he was in his 30's to marry his Kate. Harry in his 30's to marry a divorcee. So what goes around comes around. Queen got over it and so did the rest of the Brits. But Margaret was starved of affection.

[@joyin9852]

Alla Bord it was a very different time back then and the Crown was more important than it is today. Furthermore, the law that was put in place that a princess or a prince couldnt marry a commoner was removed in 2010 i think? By the Queen because it doesnt matter in our society anymore. But in the 50s it was great shame to marry a divorcee if you were of a title, especially if you were a princess. The fault is not all the Queen’s. Princess margaret could have abdicated like the King’s brother did and lost it all to go and live with Townsend. That was an option open to her. But she couldnt deal with the pressure nor the fact that she loved the party life and the scandalous lifestyle hence her attraction to Snowdon. And as a result she paid heavily for that. Townsend clearly truly loved her considering who he married a few years later after he was banished from her. If this was today, it wouldnt matter but because the class system and divorce was still a prominent factor back in the 50s and 60s, it just couldnt have been done.

[@Janellabelle]

@@joyin9852 who did Townsend marry that made it clear he loved Margaret?

[@missyadams]

@@Janellabelle Ive forgetten her name but people kept saying she was Margaret's doppelganger.

[@rosanaconta3416]

@@joyin9852 Her uncle won a title and earned an allowance. She would lose EVERYTHING, title and money. There is no comparison.

[@rosanaconta3416]

@@joyin9852 Remember that royalty only educated Elizabeth. Margareth received no education. How would I get a job? she would lose EVERYTHING, it didn't happen to her uncle

[@citlaliherrera4708]

The fact that she gave up her love to not loose the crown😢 but her sister turned out to be inmortal 💀 THEY WERE MEANT TO BE 😭🥺💕

[@countlitmogaphil392]

That's not why she gave up... It was unlikely that she would become queen anyway, what with Charles and Anne there too, she didn't mind being taken away from the line of succession, but she didn't want to lose her civil list money

[@OmegaTrooper]

Well…not so immortal

[@fabfaun]

It's the love for an older gentleman. I was 19 when I fell for my husband, who was 41 at the time. Every time I watch these two on The Crown, it takes me back to that passionate time❤

[@EmmarainePink]

...I'm glad you seem to be okay, at least. Good for you.

[@leggyzar]

I felt this drove her to drink more after losing peter

[@thomascollinsjr1942]

Very sad. He was a war hero and they both loved each other very much. For all the right reasons. Very sad I don't think they ever got over it.

[@candyclews4047]

Remember this is Netflix. In real life, Margaret could have married Peter Townsend but only if she had given up all her royal privileges and rank and she wasn’t prepared to do that. At the end of the day, she valued money and royal status above the man. Not judging her. Ultimately, she was in control and made a choice.

[@angelnunnart]

It still sad though. She was born to have those privileges, she should of still been able to marry any one she wanted.

[@gibbygoober2864]

It’s sad that the family was misogynist and had no problem allowing the prince’s marry divorcees

[@athikagupta8971]

​@@gibbygoober2864Those times were different. even KING EDWARD had to abdicate his throne, misogynist may not be the correct word to use here. Plus understanding the age difference between them and how quickly Peter married a more younger woman, shows that at least from his side it was a mere infatuation towards a young blood which was done while cheating on once wife.

[@mrsgothamite]

From Townsend autobiography: _"(the princess) could have married me only if she had been prepared to give up everything -- her position, her prestige, her privy purse. I simply hadn't the weight, I knew it, to counterbalance all she would have lost."_ She just didn't want to live a "life in a cottage on a Group Captain's salary".

[@user-ne3yw2cu6c]

Margaret was obviously getting banged by Peter as those passionate kisses show... She should have just settled to have him as a lover for life in order to keep her Title and Money, I'm sure Peter would have agreed if she paid to keep him like a stud horse in a barn at the Palace.

[@lordalessan]

Margaret told her biographer that the main reason she chose privilege over Peter was because their long separation affected their relationship. After two years apart, her love for him wasn't as strong as it used to be. This is true, even if she managed to keep her titles and wealth. I'm sure she regretted the decision but I think for Peter's sake, it's best he didn't marry her if that's how she felt.

[@rhiafelicitas2401]

Still breaks my heart

[@cookiesshinhwa3811]

My favorite seen would be he is at his desk on the phone and gives her the 1 digit, he'll be finish with the call and he is all hers. Her smile was genuine. Them two would've been THE COUPLE. They are together now.

[@honyarism]

heart breaking

[@Jojofatta]

I am curious to know if Elizabeth changed her mind on the whole divorce thing , I wonder how things would've turned out for Margaret . She obviously loved Peter and he loved her back and the fact that I guess he was divorced was a bad thing ? if only they made the ok for them . Margaret led a sad life being in the shadow of the Queen ,and she wanted one thing and that was to get married to the man she absolutely loved .

[@dafnaschlosberg1298]

I wonder if Margaret might’ve turned out differently had she been allowed to marry the love of her life.

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

One of the worlds top oncology hospitals is named after her (in Toronto). I like to think if there had been a happy ending for them we might have found the cure for cancer by now!!

[@lauramorgan27]

She was allowed. She made her choice and lived to regret it.

[@meghabisht5401]

And she remained lost for the rest of her life

[@ronnie2764]

Going through a similar situation, I understand her so much now 😔

[@LordXerxes]

What’s your story, curious

[@therarebreed]

Follow love. Always follow love.♥️

[@kimkardashian653]

Very lovely...

[@finnmacf5552]

this is beautiful

[@cshubs]

I don't get something. Elizabeth denied the marriage because she's the head of the Church of England, right? Wasn't the CE started by Henry VIII, who did it so he could divorce and marry as he pleased? So why is the CE against letting divorcees marry? What's the point of being a queen or princess if you can't do what you want?

[@LadyCheshire95]

cshubs . technically he nullified his marriage to Cathrine on the grounds that it was illegal in the eyes of the church. the pope disagreed so henry broke with rome. apprently he found a passage in the bible that said a man should not marry his brother widow. he nullified his marriage to anne of cleeves because they didnt consummate the marriage. a nullification is like it never happen.

[@lisakaz35]

Henry VIII is a bad example and precedent for how the CoE should behave. So no monarch really wanted to duplicate it or come close to him. Since Edward VIII had to abdicate only 20-25 yrs before, Elizabeth II was very careful and the times' mores were strict about this issue. For a monarch or heir to marry someone divorced was verboten. The divorces of Charles and Andrew also softened the view on this as well as the way Margaret's life went. I'm not sure what upset royal courtiers more: that Ms. Markle was divorced, American or biracial. Still, Harry is currently 6th in the line of succession (Charles, William and William's kids precede him) and the fact that he's further from the throne than when Margaret wanted to marry Peter Townsend probably had some influence.

[@davidpar2]

Henry VIII was an absolute monarch; he could do as he pleased without being questioned. It became constitutional monarchy after Queen Anne (early 1700s), and there are certain protocols the crown must now follow

[@Janellabelle]

@@LadyCheshire95 why did he divorce Anne Boleyn?

[@mekutokikiko1856]

really sad thi

[@dclarkin4671]

"I'm mad for you. Me, too."

[@RodrickColbert]

Ah, the lush voice of the Divine Sarah Vaughan is the perfect complement.

[@rawnakahmed8959]

When she read the letter again when she was old killed me :(

[@kenzierae2606]

They were meant for each other.

[@crazymeromervathatem2292]

Soo Sad ☹☹ He was the real love of her life she never had why ?? Cus of some damn Traditions and rules

[@mekutokikiko1856]

i cant imagine how she felt back then :(

[@kaidenhall2718]

Tradition is important without it we’re all the same

[@crazymeromervathatem2292]

@@kaidenhall2718 some times tradition makes your life miserable ☹

[@crazymeromervathatem2292]

@@mekutokikiko1856 ☹☹☹😔

[@ellakou]

i actually think peter twonsend wouldve been great for margaret. they really loved each other

[@tedoneilclark4710]

I was looking for the bottle of Chanel no 5.😄♥️😄

[@mekutokikiko1856]

thats really sad😭

[@crocsqueen1474]

This show is so frustrating sometimes. There was an agreement made and an amendment of that law where Princess Margaret would be able to marry Townsend without losing her titles or place in the family. The only thing she would lose was her place in the line of succession and her children would not be in the line of succession. With Elizabeth having 2 children, there wasnt any real belief that Margaret would attain the crown. She would still be Princess Margaret, be able to work for the royal family, and would recieve an allowance like other members of the royal family. What really stopped her was that she changed her mind, plain and simple. This was not the Queen's fault, and while I disagree with her religious reasons and how they stopped everything, she still made it possible for her sister to marry Townsend. They literally got support to change the law in parliament. This show is good, but it makes me angry when they try to pass blatant inaccuracies as facts

[@Wanderer628]

Because that would get in the war of a good story. The Crown's traditions are evil, story ends there. Saying that Margret chose status over love wouldn't make a good plot. The real tragedy here is the people who actually believe this fiction as real history rather than do their own research.

[@itsflowerside]

but why did Margaret say no to that?

[@Wanderer628]

@@itsflowerside Because unlike what this would have you believe she didn't love Townsend enough to give up her status for him.

[@Nina5144]

I agree

[@lehliladevandria5712]

If there was an amendment in the law then why didn't she marry him?

[@dianazalewska921]

I love them togerher ...

[@thatswhatsup0493]

The two should have ended up together, very sad. But in the end, she chose money over love.

[@missyadams]

Peter didn't want her thrown out of the family, it was a mutual decision. He was the one who drafted her speech to the press

[@QuietlyCurious]

@@missyadams That's sad because Margaret would have been thrown out in name only, for the sake of the family's public image. Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and everyone respected Peter and knew he was a good man :( The couple shouldn't have worried about it.

[@elvisherrera12]

No, she chose THE CROWN over love

[@rosanaconta3416]

Money? Liar. Her uncle won a title and earned an allowance. She would lose EVERYTHING, title and money. There is no comparison. Remember that royalty only educated Elizabeth. Margareth received no education. How would I get a job? she would lose EVERYTHING, it didn't happen to her uncle

[@rosanaconta3416]

@@missyadams Her uncle won a title and earned an allowance. She would lose EVERYTHING, title and money. There is no comparison. Remember that royalty only educated Elizabeth. Margareth received no education. How would I get a job? she would lose EVERYTHING, it didn't happen to her uncle

[@claudiapicariello5813]

They didn't let her marry the love of her life, friend of her father and war hero just because he was divorced. But they did let her marry a man who cheated on her (she cheated on him too, okay) and was probably bisexual. So so unfair... I think she was never truly happy without Peter.

[@lauramorgan27]

Margaret could've married the love of her life. But she didn't want to give up her place in line. She made her choice and she chose wrong. Only a foolish and vain woman would sacrifice true love and a chance at real happiness for a title that would never amount to anything.

[@angelnunnart]

@@lauramorgan27 true

[@murph8837]

The whole thing is a misconception in what she had to give up. Not too long ago it was found that the Queen and her council had drawn up a plan In which Margaret would be allowed to keep all her privileges as princesses if she married Peter. However, she would have had to forfeit her and any children she had place in the line of succession.

[@whiteeaglewarrior]

Just goes to show dunnit......

[@m.e.d.7997]

Never heard this. But her kids were far down the line. She should have done it.

[@wendymiller3364]

I've also heard this account. Something tells me they ( the Queen and Government ) never mentioned this prospect to her. I would like to believe, if Margaret had know of these planes, she would have jumped at the chance to mary the love of her life.

[@lordalessan]

I read somewhere that Margaret told her biographer she ended it because the love wasn't as strong enough after they were separated while he was in Belgium. This makes sense but still very sad that the royal family even made this happen.

[@rosanaconta3416]

@@m.e.d.7997 Its his lie

[@hannahelie5599]

Très bonne actrice.

[@naomilundgren6268]

I can relate 😭😭

[@ivyg.castle7561]

I watched this for the first time ever.. last night, I'm still on season one though.. But knowing that they won't end up together is heart breaking. They obviously love and adore each other.. Her family get to be with the one they love.Her sister get to be with the one she love.. But sadly for her... She can't and it is unfair...uggghhhh...😢😭

[@davidpar2]

I think it will be interesting to see how The Crown portrays their 1992 reunion

[@emmabarthy9702]

davidpar2 they saw each other again after he left the country?

[@davidpar2]

Emma Barthy yes; look up the “Margaret and Townsend” documentary here on KZbin. It features their reunion at the end

[@Nina5144]

Or a sliding doors situation!

[@luswift13]

I want this so much!!!

[@AnhHoang-mp6ib]

How did Charles get to have an affair and then married to Camillia but Margaret couldnt marry Peter.

[@janel342]

Because times and mores change

[@kaidenhall2718]

His ex wife was dead

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

Bingo. PT’s ex was still alive so he was considered still married. When Charles married Camilla he was seen as a widower not a divorcee. The Church says/said marriage can only be dissolved by death, not divorce. They don’t recognize the civil/légal of marriage.

[@shengyi1701]

Nice Sarah Vaughan song

[@kiran3328]

she was betrayed by those whom she trusted...her family to whom she poured her heart out !! a life destroyed

[@sofiavarela6900]

I absolutely loved it, you need to make another one but this time with margaret and tony

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

I am a moderate Royalist, but it is right that some things have changed within the institution. A more humane approach to love for example. One can't help but feel a lot of sympathy for Townsend and Margaret especially with the false hope they were given.

[@MG-ro5jj]

He also cheated on her while they were seperated. I don't think that they would have been happy if they had actually be Wife and Husband.

[@maya_kpoptrashu]

are there any proofs for this?

[@marukoamv2424]

She could’ve just relinquish her titles like her uncle

[@kyleyuan1291]

when one realises he is Patrick in Coupling...

[@jacobraphaellucas7750]

It seems like the queen likes to take control of everyone else's lives, but when it comes to her own children and grand children she goes "oh sure my little cutie, you can have whatever you want my loveydovey even if it means changing the laws of the monarchy because you know mommy is queen!" Lol.

[@theserialbunny424]

Kinda

[@libriansana8562]

The best comment...

[@cherylhulting1301]

Not really. The Anglican Church modernized quite a lot in the 60s under the influence of Vatican II, just like the Catholic Church. The church rules were quite different from the 70s on so the Queen's children didn't run into a lot of the same stumbling blocks as Margaret did in the 1950s.

[@Lennon6412]

Then he went off and joined The Who and lived happily ever after

[@Yakovlievich]

Hey! What the heck? I thought this was going to be about the guy from The Who.

[@katherineripia3738]

They were meant to be

[@Ebony5001]

Poor Margret you can tell that she can’t marrying him and he moved on so fast extremely broke her and even truamatized her 😢

[@razansalar7623]

Why they are not have any interviews with each other

[@gibbygoober2864]

Imagine Margaret if she was alive while watching her nephews and grand nephews marry divorcees

[@zihongezrali6053]

I didn't know the actual history beforehand so I watched the two as if it's a romance movie and I was rooting for them. But after all, this is a historical show and history is unforgiving :( Vanessa Kirby is PRETTY but what caught my attention first was her last name- I knew Kirby as the Nintendo character

[@izzyrainydayz]

It’s not entirely accurate, Margaret was given the choice to marry him in the consequence that she would loose her title and place in the family. She chose not to marry him in order to keep her life and I’m pretty sure Peter backed her decision.

[@nanaalmani4300]

And Queen Elizabeth herself watched this

[@BEAUTY11923]

Really?

[@carlabroderick5508]

She didn’t love him enough to give up title and money for him.

[@rosanaconta3416]

Her uncle won a title and earned an allowance. She would lose EVERYTHING, title and money. There is no comparison. Remember that royalty only educated Elizabeth. Margareth received no education. How would I get a job? she would lose EVERYTHING, it didn't happen to her uncle

[@Sandra-sc3ku]

One with her and tony or philip and liz

[@ChristinaJ01126]

What episode is 2:27 from? And 2:41

[@Sandra-sc3ku]

❤❤

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

Margaret was only 17 years old when she fall in love with Peter

[@maya12325]

why couldn't she just leave her home and marry him? She wanted all the luxuries and love. She had a choice and she chose money. Nothing wrong with it but I don't think she gets any sympathy

[@IBeMelissa]

1:22 My fantasy with my crush

[@federicanapolitano7134]

Ship

[@joshcwar]

Queen Elizabeth watching this like 👁👄👁

[@LauraGarcia_19]

3:11 WTF !

[@MargotBellidoCh]

Pobre Margarita :( lloré con su historia. La canción de fondo es muy bonita, saben quién la canta?? Please!!

[@Geminimoiaussi]

I'm Lost - Sara Vaughan

[@Cousinlilibeth]

Sarah Vaughan

[@wilburwilbur7241]

What is the song's title and who is the singer please...

[@-lorepheus-]

"I'm Lost" from Sarah Vaughan

[@beamarie8041]

song???

[@elipotter369]

Sara Vaughan I'm Lost

[@MauriceRivers415]

This is not the "Woe is me" story that Margaret and the history books made it out to be. Margaret was told that she could marry Peter, but only if she gave up all of her royal priviledges and her place in the succession line. She refused to do that on her own accord, and broke up with Peter instead. SHE MADE THE CHOICE.

[@sunilsurginath]

this is where i feel u can spot the succes of king george the 6th as monarch and queen elizabeths failure , king george let his daughter marry the man she loved , because the when the day comes and she becomes queen she will need a strong pillar by her side despite the fact the prince phillips background was not big problem , still he let her marry phillip despite the reservations from everybody , and queen elizabeth did not have the same foresight as her father

[@charleneyu4187]

what would've happened if margaret and peter had gotten married? would it really have been that taboo??

[@LaraMatos17]

What horror he is married in the series

[@caseclosed9342]

Because of this trauma Princess Margaret would eventually become radicalized, dye her hair blonde and take up arms dealing under her new name: the White Widow.

[@amrose4214]

Hmm. Tragic love story. The Queen probably looking out for her sister he was alot older then her though she was probably a young adult by the time they got together. The rules were different then. She probably fresh into her reign

[@Wollemand]

Never in the field of human conflict was so much been owed by so many to so few... Bullshit Bullshit mega Bullshit.. They should have allowed the marriage...

[@umacontreras3352]

Who sings this song?

[@-lorepheus-]

Sarah Vaughan ("I'm Lost")

[@haydenyates3688]

Who sings the cover of “I’m lost”?

[@Cousinlilibeth]

Sarah Vaughan

[@igoryankilevich9941]

They wouldnt let margaret marry peter but prince charles remarried after di. So not an impossible thing. Poor marg

[@angierocio8852]

Someone tell me in what chapter is this scene 1:12 ? Please

[@julietaavila2292]

First chapter of the first season, "Wolferton Splash"

[@ayakasalih4189]

They could've wed but Margaret chose her title so...

[@rosanaconta3416]

Liar

[@rosanaconta3416]

Her uncle won a title and earned an allowance. She would lose EVERYTHING, title and money. There is no comparison. Remember that royalty only educated Elizabeth. Margareth received no education. How would I get a job? she would lose EVERYTHING, it didn't happen to her uncle

[@saraanna9852]

marry niee

[@odiliinao9746]

How old was she when they started their romance?

[@catherinesomerville4948]

22

[@skyhigh33716]

Very unfair....she had a very unhappy life because of her sister ......

[@shellbythesea12]

She could of married Peter if she had wanted too but she was a selfish little brat who was far more in love with being a princess. She would not give that up for anyone even the man she claimed to love

[@machelb510]

Shell By The Sea Who can blame her, being a princess is all she knows.

[@AlexxEnglishh]

She picked crown over self. Something that Elizabeth, Philip and Margaret had to do. She didn't want to end up basically in exile away from all her family and the country she was raised in. She would've been in a situation similar to her uncle which we all know that they seemed pretty miserable and unhappy.

[@smellycat264]

AlexxEnglishh At least she would’ve been with the love of her life. Fuck the crown 👑

[@agnes1487]

AlexxEnglishh her uncle was happy! He spent his life with the women he loved!

[@azniscannedrice]

@@smellycat264 The power of love isn't as great as you think it is. The west has romanticized it to the point where it's the most powerful thing in the world and it is simply not. Countless divorces occur due to financial reasons regardless of the amount of love in a marriage. Ask yourself if YOU could abandon your family and your friends and your identity, never to see them again for the sake of one person. It's a huge risk to take. It's easy to say they would've been so much better off, but I doubt it

[@lizzychann5206]

Prince Harry married divorcee Meghan Markle, and her ex husband is still alive. Poor Princess Margaret i feel so bad for her.

[@sandee3073]

The actor who played Peter Townsend in The Crown was nowhere near as handsome as the real man IMO.

[@StutiMishra]

I felt the same

[@theserialbunny424]

Why couldn’t she marry him???

[@krizpecream]

Pradnya Meow i think cause he was a divorced man and then you could not marry if your spouse was still alive. For example the abdication crisis with king edward and wallis simpson.

[@ktgbw]

Peter was a divorced man and it was quite frowned upon to be such. Queen Elizabeth was in support of it as it was her sister and of course you'd like to have your family members happy. But at the same time, the crown had to win, as Queen Mary's letter stated to the Queen in this series and with the Duke of Windsor's abdication still fresh in the minds of everyone in England, along with the Queen Mother's anger towards him for hastening her husband's death (King Geroge VI) because of much pressure of the crown, the Queen had to have her feelings put aside for the sake of the country, as Princess Margaret was next in line for the crown, had anything happened to The Queen and her son, Prince Charles.

[@ryanwhite7398]

she was marrying a divorced man whilst also being the sister of the queen of england who was supposed to be acting on all laws of the crown which was passed. In the episode gelignite, the queens secretary states that Goegre III passed the royal marriges act of 1772 which meant that the church was in a position to refuse any marrige which would be deemed unacceptable with the moral values of that time. The church took that as their purpose and they acted upon that. That is why the queen refused her to be married to peter if margaret wanted to remain part of the family. that all changed in 2002 before charles married camilla and harry married meghan. t was also due to the tolerence of attitudes at the time as well

[@smellycat264]

ktgbw amen 🙏

[@userlsuser-yo9te]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@stymiedagain]

I don’t find the romance of Margaret and Townsend at all touching. In the show it’s certainly portrayed like she was pursuing him when he was still married. The reunion scene between them was very awkwardly filmed, not at all romantic or erotic for that matter. To see an intense emotional love scene of star-crossed lovers watch Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis in Witness. Now that was well done.

[@saraanna9852]

child

[@olabisi2110]

Why is no one blaming Peter tho. He was not a responsible man. He was a royal staff. He had no morals and definitely didn’t took his job seriously. He destroyed her. I am so upset with him. he wasn’t suppose to let the relationship happen in the first place.. he knew what will happen all along and he allowed it, he even enjoyed it the media attention.

[@MEcapture]

Fake news.

[@anayamalik698]

Imagine the person you’ve loved forever and enjoyed your moments in life with gets sent away and falls in love with someone else. That hurts