This day in history: March 65438, 2009-royal divorce.

Divorce has become commonplace in the British royal family, even more common, just like among our farmers; Now three of the queen's four descendants have failed in marriage. But before the tide of royal divorce broke out in the 1990 s, the disintegration of the royal alliance was indeed a major event. Princess Margaret was the first member of the British royal family to abandon his spouse since Henry VIII. (See: Many Wives of Henry VIII)

There have been rumors for years that the marriage between the Queen's sister Princess Margaret and her husband Earl Snowden is in jeopardy. When Buckingham Palace officially announced its separation on March 1976, it triggered a storm of speculation and controversy. Queen Elizabeth is as serene as ever and knows nothing about any disgusting gossip.

Princess Margaret's love life is full of heartache, unrequited love and scandals. Most of her problems can be traced back to the behavior of her uncle David, who is known all over the world as King Edward VIII. 1936 65438+In February, when he gave up the throne and married wallis simpson, an American woman who had been divorced twice, it triggered the biggest crisis in the history of the royal family.

This decision had a great influence on the country and the royal family. In fact, it promoted Margaret's parents to king and queen, and her sister Elizabeth became the heir to the throne. This also shook the stability of the monarchy, and the new King George VI and Queen Elizabeth worked very hard to create an image of having a normal family life (to their credit, they did as much as possible). The whole idea was to become a jet set, and Brass, the irresponsible king Edward VIII, did everything.

Then, in the late 1940s, she fell in love with the Equatorial King, team leader Peter Townsend, a divorced man aged 15, and her elder. For many years, their love affair has been going on without the public's knowledge, until Margaret sweetly took down a fluff from her collar at Elizabeth's coronation ceremony in front of countless TV cameras.

Queen, she really wants her sister to be happy and like Thomson. She knew that Margaret was too close to the throne to marry a divorced man and still retain her royal privileges. They decided that the best plan of action was to let Townsend leave England for a year, and then they could discuss the problem again. A year later, I took another year off school. At the end of 1955, the unfortunate couple got a hint and realized that their love was predestined.

In June of 5438+0 1 year, Princess Margaret issued a statement, part of which was:

I want you to know that I have decided not to marry Captain Peter Townsend. I know that if I give up my inheritance, it is possible for me to enter into a civil marriage. But considering the church's teaching that Christian marriage is inseparable, and realizing my responsibility to the Commonwealth, I decided to put these considerations before others.

Five years later, when she met photographer Anthony "Tony" Armstrong Jones, she was sitting at a portrait conference. She was immediately dragged away by him and began to invite him to her social activities. Soon, they also met privately. 1959 10 When Tony first went to Barmore, the home of the Queen of Scots, Margaret received a letter from Peter Townsend, telling her that he was getting married. She was stunned, but determined to move on.

By Christmas, the princess was engaged to Armstrong Jones, but it was not publicly announced until the Queen gave birth to Prince Andrew in February 1960. The two sides reacted differently to the game. Courtiers advised Margaret that Tony was an "ordinary man" and would not be a loyal husband; His friends warned Tony that the royal family would eat him alive.

They got married in Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960. This is the first royal wedding.