Some Royal romances, however, weren’t so lucky.
Margaret and Townsend never made it down the aisle together nor had aroyal wedding.
Instead, they sacrificed their love for one another in the name of duty to the crown.
It is, easily, one of the saddest stories to come out of the firm to date.
His access to the most intimate moments within the royal family certainly cannot be overstated.
That’s when I really fell in love with him" (viaRadio Times).
This forced Margaret’s hand, and she once again returned to the British government for leniency.
There seemed to be a glimmer of hope.
What severed Margaret and Peter’s relationship for good?
23 years later, he released his autobiography and addressed going their separate ways for the first time.
“When it was done, we looked at each other.
Apart from releasing his autobiography in 1978, he lived a relatively quiet life.
The couple went on to have two children.
Their engagement was over in a flash, however, when Wallace had a brief affair while on vacation.
Next on the princess' radar was Antony Armstrong-Jones, a photographer she had crossed paths with.
Then she simply said: ‘That is exactly how I feel, too.'”
But did such a fairytale reunion ever happen in real life?
As noted byThe New York Times, the exes did in fact cross paths on more than one occasion.
The following year, they crossed paths once again during a luncheon at Kensington Palace.
Can you hear our requited love-stricken hearts breaking?
Instead, however, Queen Elizabeth sent a message to Townsend’s wife, offering her condolences.
If the monarch didn’t approve, said royal could petition Parliament, but even that path was tricky.
