Inside the sordid past of Adelaide Cottage as Kate and William plan move
ok.co.ukIf walls could talk, then Adelaide Cottage, rumoured future Windsor home of Kate, Will and their children, could have a tale to tell that is both shocking and heart breaking.
As the one time home of handsome pilot Group Captain Peter Townsend, the cosy country retreat close to Windsor Castle is thought to be the place where the former equerry to the Royal family and The Queen’s younger sister, Princess Margaret, first fell in love.Their passionate romance led to one of the biggest scandals of the post-war 20th century, exactly 70 years ago, when the secret of the pair’s long-running affair became public in 1952 and they were refused permission to marry because Townsend was by then a divorced man.
The key part played by Adelaide Cottage in the ill-fated relationship dates back to the time when Townsend moved there with his wife, Rosemary, and their young son Giles.
Peter was working as an officer on the staff of King George VI who was then resident at Windsor Castle with the Queen and their two daughters.The officer was granted the reportedly modest house as a grace and favour home nearby.
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