tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post1702190572535055913..comments2024-03-29T01:31:55.103-04:00Comments on Royal Musings: BREAKING NEWS: Margaret chooses duty over marriageMarlene Eilers Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-34103103319995961682021-12-17T15:05:19.095-05:002021-12-17T15:05:19.095-05:00@phoebes in santa fe: It was closer to 16 years, b...@phoebes in santa fe: It was closer to 16 years, but such a difference wasn't unheard of back then. Why, a President of the United States was 28 years older than his wife when they married.<br /><br />Even Townsend's parents were 20 years apart, so the 16-year gap between him and Margaret was modest in comparison.Guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395541366190829764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-7709570642124121692015-11-02T09:30:23.146-05:002015-11-02T09:30:23.146-05:00Money and position over marriage, more likely.Money and position over marriage, more likely.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01234144838277390760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-81524728056190859142015-11-01T15:11:41.654-05:002015-11-01T15:11:41.654-05:00Wasn't Margaret a beautiful young woman? I won...Wasn't Margaret a beautiful young woman? I wonder if she and Captain Townsend would have had a good marriage, had they been allowed to marry. 15 years is a big age difference.<br /><br />And how shocked the CofE official would have been to see that three of the Queen's four children have been divorced and two have been remarried. phoebes in santa fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083814964836187823noreply@blogger.com