Princess Margaret by Christopher Warwick

The real-life reunion between the princess and Townsend occurred at Kensington Palace over lunch in the summer of 1992. But the ball must come to a close-and after hours of singing, dancing, and luxuriating in familiar warm feelings-Townsend pierces their dreamy bubble by handing over the love letters she wrote him, a gesture of finality and closure.

During the scene, Margaret-who has been hardened by years of heartbreak-suddenly softens, genuine joy and delight filling her face in a way it hasn’t since season one. The former lovers reunite at a reception at London’s Caledonian Club, where Margaret smokes from her trademark long cigarette, steals looks at her former fiancé, and shares one final dance with him.

Margaret, meanwhile, now played by the Oscar nominee Lesley Manville, hears from Townsend ( Timothy Dalton) for the first time since breaking off their engagement some 40 years before.

In season five’s “Annus Horribilis,” which is devoted to that famously bad year of 1992 for British royals, Queen Elizabeth ( Imelda Staunton) finds herself white-knuckling through three of her four children’s separations or divorces, each accompanied by its own tabloid scandal. Some of those include the fantasy epic ( NeverEnding Story, Princess Bride), teen movies ( Breakfast Club, Weird Science), the new corporate overlord ( Wall Street, Trading Places), women making strides in the workplace ( Baby Boom, Working Girl), and rising hip-hop culture ( Krush Groove, Do the Right Thing).Princess Margaret’s tragic romance with Peter Townsend may have been one of The Crown’s best early story lines-two young lovers prevented from living happily ever after because Townsend’s status as a divorcé clashed with the queen’s enforcement of the Church of England’s rules. That’s right, we recommend some Rotten additions for your ’80s movie playlists, because this is one decade only fully experienced with the good, the bad, and the feathered neon.Īny ’80s movie with a Tomatometer was considered for our Favorites guide, and after including the truly timeless material ( Raiders of the Lost Ark, Raging Bull), we focused on works that represented the cinematic trends and social themes of the era. Welcome to our big list of everyone’s Favorite 1980s movies, showcasing 140 of the decade’s best and most iconic movies.

Princess Margaret by Christopher Warwick