Her tender touch betrayed their secret, as Margaret attentively brushed fluff from the dashing officer's jacket. Until then, Group Captain Peter Townsend and the Princess had been forced to hide ...

In April 1953, a decorated former RAF officer named Peter Townsend caused a stir by proposing to Princess Margaret, who was 15 years his junior. Townsend was also a commoner and a divorcé—both ...

Lord Snowdon, the former husband of Princess Margaret, died peacefully at his home on Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 86. Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, Royals at PEOPLE. She has reported ...

Season three of Netflix’s The Crown is coming this week, and with it Helena Bonham Carter’s performance as the sister who always lived in the Queen’s shadow. To celebrate the return of the ...