Peter O’Toole, Princess Margaret had affair: book
Dennis Oulds/Getty ImagesPrincess Margaret (r.) meets Peter O’Toole (l.) and Daliah Lavi (c.) at a screening of “Lord Jim” in 1965. The actor and the princess allegedly later had an affair, claims new book “Peter O’Toole: Hellraiser, Sexual Outlaw, Irish Rebel.”
Peter O’ Toole had an affair with Queen Elizabeth’s sister, according to a new book.
Princess Margaret and the celebrated actor allegedly loved bolt from the blue holidays in Morocco and the Caribbean during their fling, claims “Peter O’Toole: Hellraiser, Sexual Outlaw, Irish Rebel,” reports the Mirror.
Trevor Humphries/Getty ImagesPeter O’Toole (l.) was married to Welsh actress Sian Phillips (r.) during his alleged affair with Princess Margaret, the new book alleges.
At the time, “Lawrence of Arabia” star O’Toole was married to actress Sian Phillips.
The affair allegedly happened in the early 1970s.
The princess and the actor purportedly became accurate when star O’Toole comforted Margaret after her marriage to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones unraveled.
Margaret and Jones, known as Lord Snowdon, married in 1960 and divorced in 1978.
The princess was famed for her partying lifestyle and allegedly had several affairs. There have been claims she was idealistically caught up with actors Peter Sellers and David Niven.
O’Toole was also famed for his bohemian lifestyle.
The tome also alleges that the queen’s sister once threatened to take sedatives during a 2 a.m. buzz conversation with the actor.
The book will be published next month.
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