The love story between Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend dominated season two of "The Crown," but came to an abrupt end when the two were forbidden to marry. Eventually, the former lovers started families of their own, and their once passionate love became something of the past, until the "Annus Horribilis" episode. When a 60-something Princess Margaret does a radio show, Townsend writes to her in hopes of reuniting after over 30 years apart, but were they ever able to reunite in real life?
According to Vanity Fair, the Princess and Townsend had lunch together at Kensington Palace in the summer of 1992. The two allegedly kept to themselves while others at the lunch gathering socialised together, and when it came time for Townsend to leave, a tearful Princess Margaret waved him goodbye. Lady Glenconner, a friend of the Princess, later recalled her interaction with Princess Margaret in the 2018 Channel 5 documentary, titled, "Elizabeth: Our Queen," saying (via The Independent), "She said 'charming, he hadn't changed at all.' I looked out the window and saw him getting out of the car, he was an old man. Yet, in her eyes, he hadn't changed. I thought that was very touching."