

Townsend also accompanies Margaret on a trip to Belfast in October, and he requests to have his room at Hillsborough Castle moved next to hers. That's when I really fell in love with him." In later years, Margaret reportedly tells a confidante, "We rode together every morning in that wonderful country, in marvelous weather. His duty was to protect the princess throughout the trip, so the two spent a lot of time together. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĪhead, see the historical overview of Margaret and Townsend's tempestuous love story, from its sweet beginnings to its heartbreaking end.Ī married Townsend meets then-teenager Margaret for the first time while accompanying the royal family on a three-month tour to South Africa.
