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The Sportsman's Simon Lillicrap caught up with two-time PDC Dart World Champion Peter Wright to discuss the inspirations behind his successes...
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- The Sportsman
In April 1953, a decorated former RAF officer named Peter Townsend caused a stir by proposing to Princess Margaret, who was 15 years his junior.
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- Smithsonian Channel
- Heiress and Socialite
- Duchess of Argyll
- The ‘Dirty Duchess’
- Lord Denning’s Report
Born Margaret Whigham, the future Duchess of Argyll was the only daughter of a Scottish materials millionaire. Spending her childhood in New York City, she returned to London around the age of 14 and subsequently began a series of romantic relationships with some of the biggest names of her day. In an age where aristocratic women were primarily sim...
After a string of high profile romances, Margaret married Ian Douglas Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, in 1951. Meeting by chance on a train, Argyll told Margaret of some of his experiences as a prisoner of warduring World War Two, omitting the fact that the trauma had left him reliant on alcohol and prescription drugs. Whilst there may well have bee...
The ensuing divorce case was splashed across newspaper front pages. The sheer scandal of photographic evidence of Margaret’s blatant infidelity – she was identifiable by her signature three-strand pearl necklace – was shocking to a world which, in 1963, was on the cusp of a sexual revolution. The headless man, or men, in the photographs were never ...
As part of proceedings, Lord Denning, who had compiled a government report on one of the decade’s other scandals, the Profumo Affair, was tasked with investigating Margaret’s sexual partners in more depth: primarily this was because ministers were concerned Margaret might be a security risk if she had been involved with senior government figures. A...
Nov 24, 2022 · Peter Wright has opened up on the terrifying moments his wife Joanne feared she was dying after being rushed to hospital during the Grand Slam of Darts.
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Oct 1, 2024 · With the return of The Yorkshire Vet on Channel 5, many viewers are curious about Peter Wright's life off-camera, especially his romantic relationship with his wife Lin.
Peter Wight (born 1950), sometimes credited as Peter Wright, is an English actor.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wight_(actor)Created with Wikipe...
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