Timewatch

Season 24, Episode 4

Episode Title: Princess Margaret: A Love Story

Air Date: 2005-03-25

Overview:

Her romance with a dashing fighter pilot was the stuff of fairy tales - yet the prospect of marriage between the Queen's sister and Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorced commoner, divided opinion. In 1955 she ended two years of tabloid speculation by choosing duty over love - but was it a needless sacrifice?