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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force officer → author → equerry → fighter pilot → human →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Commander of the Royal Victorian Order → Distinguished Flying Cross → Distinguished Service Order →
birthDate	1914-11-22 →
birthPlace	British Burma → Rangoon →
causeOfDeath	stomach cancer →
commanded	No. 85 Squadron RAF →
conflict	Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1995-06-19 →
educatedAt	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, Countess of Snowdon →
placeOfDeath	France → Rambouillet →
positionHeld	equerry to King George VI → extra equerry to Queen Elizabeth II →
serviceNumber	37352 →
spouse	Cecilia Pawley → Marie-Luce Jamagne →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Princess Margaret →	notableRomanticPartner