How Princess Margaret ‘Lied’ About Her Reason For Calling Off Peter Townsend Engagement

Princess Margaret previously announced her decision to call off her engagement to the love of her life, Peter Townsend. However, Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister may not have been entirely honest with what she said.

In her statement, Princess Margaret said that she decided to not push through with her wedding because of her royal obligation as a member of the British clan. Since Townsend was a divorced man, Princess Margaret’s family couldn’t accept their decision to tie the knot.

However, royal author Christopher Warwick said that there’s a more heartbreaking reason why Princess Margaret and Townsend’s wedding didn’t push through. The author of “Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts” said that Princess Margaret second-guessed her desire to settle down with Townsend after not seeing him for two years.

While speaking with Express, Warwick explained, “But the bottom line really is that, and she said it to me, they’d only been apart for two years, he’s been in Belgium.” “She said to me, and it’s the only thing she did say because she didn’t discuss the Townsend business even with her closest friends,” he added.

Warwick revealed that Princess Margaret once asked him how she would know if she really wanted to marry someone if they’ve been apart for two years. Even though there was still affection between the couple, it was evident that their love for each other was no longer strong enough.

At the end of the day, Princess Margaret and Townsend both agreed to not push through with their wedding.

Meanwhile, Princess Margaret also wrote a letter to the prime minister on Aug. 15, 1955, regarding the status of her relationship with Townsend. She said that she won’t be seeing her then-fiancé until October when she returns to London.

“But it is only by seeing him this way that I feel I can properly decide whether I can marry him or not,” she wrote.