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Unnoticeable. It was understandable that the gossips had overlooked slim, personable Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, D.S.O., D.F.C., even though his picture had been appearing in the papers alongside Margaret for years. The gossip columnists who had long sought to probe the secrets of the princess' heart simply forgot the Holmesian precept that the most easily overlooked clue is often the most obvious one. As a royal equerry and deputy master of King George VI's household (appointed in 1944 when Margaret was only 14), he had the constant duty of accompanying the royal family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: The Princess & the Hero | 7/20/1953 | See Source »

With Princess Margaret off to Southern Rhodesia for the Cecil Rhodes centenary celebration, British tongues were wagging over the announcement that R.A.F. Group Captain Peter Townsend, an equerry to Queen Elizabeth and one of Margaret's favorite escorts, had been transferred from the royal household to the post of air attaché in Brussels. The move came soon after U.S. press reports that Margaret "is in love" with the handsome captain. Had the royal family acted to head off a match with a man who is not only a commoner but 38, divorced and the father of two children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jul. 13, 1953 | 7/13/1953 | See Source »

...standout player on the Williams squad is Rod Starke, a fast, alert goalie who was one of the big factors in the Ephmen's victory last year. Coach Ralph Townsend has 12 returning lettermen from the '52 squad, seven of them starters. Along with Starke, leading attack man Captain Bruce Van Dusen will be another for Bruce Munro's men to reckon with. Though he has been feeding and assisting on most of the scores, he can shoot very well from either side...

Author: By Walter W. Bregman, | Title: Local Ten Faces Strong Eph Team | 5/8/1953 | See Source »

...FRANCIS E. TOWNSEND The Townsend Plan for National Insurance Cleveland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, may 4, 1953 | 5/4/1953 | See Source »

Captain Charley Ufford at two will meet the Jeff's Vince Townsend. At three Gene Mann again plays hard hitting Amherst co-captain Mesker. Last year Mesker beat Mann...

Author: By John J. Iselin, | Title: Crimson Plays Jeff Netmen Here at 2 p.m. | 5/2/1953 | See Source »

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