15 Fascinating Stories of How the Royals Have Proposed

While the nation was scandalized by Margaret's relationship with Peter Townsend, it was taken by surprise with her secret engagement to society photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones — which came three years after her previous relationship ended.

Margaret and Antony kept their romance under wraps and were staying at the queen's residence Balmoral when Margaret discovered that her former love was to marry. It has since been reported that she knew Antony was about to propose and asked him not to pop the question on the day she found out, but to postpone it, which he did, proposing shortly afterward.