Royal moments that shocked 

King Edward VIII
1936: Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, sparking a constitutional crisis

Diana, Princess of Wales
Aug 1996: Prince Charles and Diana’s “fairytale” marriage ends in divorce. Diana loses title of Her Royal Highness. One year later, in August 1997, Diana is killed in
a car crash in Paris

Duke of York
Nov 2019: Prince Andrew – Queen Elizabeth’s second son – steps back from royal duties following a BBC TV interview which focuses on his connections to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Jan 2020: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their decision to step back from royal duties. Sussexes no longer receive public funds and lose their HRH titles

Mar 2021: Harry and Meghan give an explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey
in which Meghan talks of suicidal thoughts and says a royal family member asked Harry about baby Archie’s skin colour

Princess Margaret
1952: Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister sparks a firestorm with her romance with divorced former Royal Air Force officer Peter Townsend. Eventually, Margaret abandons the relationship


Source: Hello Magazine
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