Though Princess Margaret and Roddy Llewellyn certainly seemed smitten with one another, their relationship faced many obstacles. From the aforementioned scandalous photos and Margaret's divorce to heightened media interest, Llewellyn's time with Margaret had extraordinary highs and supreme lows. Margaret, by all accounts, was in love with Llewellyn. However, he had some doubts.
"For one thing, he was not accustomed to life at so elevated a level," biographer Theo Aronson told Vanity Fair. "The princess, for all her approachability and affection (at least where he was concerned), still lived and behaved like a member of the royal family. In every way — age, wealth, status, experience, and sophistication — she was his superior."
After Llewellyn reportedly admitted that his relationship with the princess was getting more and more difficult to maintain, Margaret was said to have taken a copious amount of sleeping pills — not enough to inflict serious damage, but certainly enough to get her out of royal engagements. A spokesperson said at the time that a significant cold kept Margaret away from the spotlight, but biographer Craig Brown detailed that the princess was in a bad way.
