The biggest scandals of the British royal family

For centuries, the British royal family has cultivated an image of duty and decorum, yet forbidden romances, tabloid firestorms, and allegations of misconduct have repeatedly unsettled the House of Windsor. In 1936 King Edward VIII renounced the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who had been divorced, saying he could not discharge his duties without "the help and support of the woman I love." Princess Margaret’s romance with Captain Peter Townsend stalled for similar reasons, and her later marriage to Anthony Armstrong-Jones ended in a high-profile divorce.

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