Group Captain Peter Townsend

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Royal Air Force officer author equerry fighter pilot human

Group Captain Peter Townsend was a decorated Royal Air Force officer and equerry to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, best known for his controversial post-war romance with Princess Margaret.

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instanceOf Royal Air Force officer ⓘ
author ⓘ
equerry ⓘ
fighter pilot ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Commander of the Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar ⓘ
surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
birthDate 1914-11-22 ⓘ
birthPlace Burma (until 1937) ⓘ
surface form: British Burma

Yangon ⓘ
surface form: Rangoon
causeOfDeath stomach cancer ⓘ
commanded No. 85 Squadron RAF ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1995-06-19 ⓘ
educatedAt Haileybury College ⓘ
surface form: Haileybury and Imperial Service College
employer Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
familyName Townsend ⓘ
fullName Peter Wooldridge Townsend ⓘ
genre memoir ⓘ
military history ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
givenName Peter ⓘ
honorificPrefix Group Captain ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
militaryRank Group Captain ⓘ
notableEvent romantic relationship with Princess Margaret ⓘ
notableFor post-war romance with Princess Margaret ⓘ
service as a Battle of Britain fighter ace ⓘ
notableWork Duel of Eagles ⓘ
Earth, My Friend ⓘ
The Girl in the White Ship ⓘ
The Last Emperor ⓘ
The Odds Against Us ⓘ
Time and Chance ⓘ
occupation courtier ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
partner Princess Margaret ⓘ
surface form: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
placeOfDeath France ⓘ
Rambouillet, France ⓘ
surface form: Rambouillet
positionHeld equerry to King George VI ⓘ
extra equerry to Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
serviceNumber 37352 ⓘ
spouse Cecilia Pawley ⓘ
Marie-Luce Jamagne ⓘ

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