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By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide to Women's History since 1999

Princess Margaret's Letters Revealed

Saturday January 3, 2004
The British Archives unsealed documents this week which shed light on the 1955 ending of Princess Margaret's romance with divorced commoner, Captain Peter Townsend.

News articles:
  • Eden drew up plan to let Margaret marry lover Townsend
  • Cruel truth of royal's thwarted love
  • A letter unsent, a royal marriage not made (free registration may be required)
  • Crisis plan for Margaret's love live
  • Princess Margaret never risked title
  • Secret deal would have let princess keep royal title and income
  • How Margaret almost wed her captain

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