Prince Margaret Ever Young. (1930-2002 Ad) Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

As younger sister of Queen Elizabeth
And daughter of King Georg VI of England,
Margret Rose was born in nineteen thirty.
As freedom seeking and pleasure loving,
With a sematic beauty coupled with
The Lucite complexion, has she grown up.
As could be like any bohemian girl,
She was an amalgam of Elizabeth Taylor.1

A handsome world war II flying hero
Was Group Captain Peter Townsend, who was
Aid to Margaret's father King George VI.
He, a divorcee, was the first person,
On whom Prince Margaret developed a crush
In her mid-twenties and much intended
To marry him, which the church didn't sanction;
The marriage of her to him, a divorcee. 2

She wanted to marry the man she loved
And didn't mind giving up her claim to the throne.
It was her mother Queen Mary who forbade
Her from marrying him and losing the grace.
Margaret sublimated her libido
In dancing till late at night in the club
And dipped into London's bohemian circles.
Townsend married Marie Luce years later. 3

She stumbled upon Antony Armstrong Jones,
A photographer, well educated
And a trendy fast living commoner,
Who dared to court Margaret instantly.
She liked his looks and admired his works.
Her mother found in her happiness and joy
After many years and gave approval.
She married him at her age of twenty-nine.4

In due course of time she gave birth to a son
And a daughter with life not much rosy.
Margaret unresolved love for Townsend
Was dormant in her heart, and her husband
Loathed all formalities of royal life.
Tony, her husband, later broke away
And invited most glamorous women
To spend nights with him in some cottages.5

Margaret felt humiliated by him
There were many suiters to Margaret.
Lord Patrick Lichfield, a photographer,
Was one of them. Another one was
Dominic Elliot, whom she knew before
She knew Townsend, and she moved close to him.
Her other friends were Derek Hart, a TV man,
And Peter Sellers, the well-known film star. 6

Margaret met in Scotland a wealthy son,
Roderic Llewellyn in ‘73
When she was 43 and he 25.
She had good time with him in many ways
And he was much mad of her company.
Margaret-Roddy affair became public.
Queen Elizabeth stepped in and resolved,
‘The two mutually agreed to live apart.' 7

Separation brought the princess freedom.
Her obsession with the pleasure of life
Did not slow down with her advancing age.
Like Elizabet Taylor, Margaret loved dancing.
Armed by wealth inherited by her mother,
She lived a queen life, engaging herself
In various social organizations.
Even at 60, she had friends her sons age. 8
02.07.2020