Peter Townsend (RAF officer)

Peter Townsend
Flight Lieutenant Townsend in 1940
Born	(1914-11-22)22 November 1914 Rangoon, Burma, British India (now Yangon, Myanmar)
Died	19 June 1995(1995-06-19) (aged 80) Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines, France
Buried	Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1933–1955
Rank	Group Captain
Commands	RAF West Malling (1943–44) No. 605 Squadron RAF (1942) RAF Drem (1942) No. 85 Squadron RAF (1940–41)
Battles / wars	Second World War Battle of Britain
Awards	Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches
Spouse(s)	Rosemary Pawle ​ ​ (m. 1941; div. 1952)​ Marie-Luce Jamagne ​ ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	5

Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC & Bar (22 November 1914 – 19 June 1995) was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier and author. He was equerry to King George VI from 1944 to 1952 and held the same position for Elizabeth II from 1952 to 1953. Townsend notably had a romance with Princess Margaret, Elizabeth's younger sister.