So Scandalous

For a family whose figurehead is Queen Elizabeth II, they are not so innocent. The British Royal Family has been wrought with various scandals throughout the century.

Starting in 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated his throne to marry a divorced American woman after being King for only ten months. He feared the British people and government would not accept her.

Fergie having her toes sucked,
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In 1985, Princess Anne's husband fathered a child with his mistress. This led to their subsequent divorce.

In 1992, pictures were released of Prince Andrew's wife, Sarah Ferguson, having her toes sucked by a wealthy Texas businessman.

Okay that is nasty.

But taking the cake is of course the scandal of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage.

Charles virtually had a mistress the entire marriage. Her name is Camilla Parker-Bowles, a professional homewrecker of sorts.

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Upon his engagement to Diana, Charles sent Camilla a bracelet and was overheard by Diana telling her, "no matter what happens, I'll always love you."

Diana was quoted by BBC saying that "there were three of us in the marriage, it was a bit crowded."

However, Diana was not as squeaky clean as she appeared. She admitted to BBC to having an affair of her own with close friend and polo player, Major James Hewitt.

She also collaborated with author Andrew Morton to produce "Diana: Her True Story." The book brought to light the Princess' battles with bulimia and her marriage problems.

This led to their subsequent divorce in 1996. What a shocker.

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As if they haven't had enough bad press already, Prince Harry got in on the action when he selected the wrong Halloween costume to wear in 2005.

Prince Harry showed up dressed as a Nazi soldier. This led to his father ordering him to visit Auschwitz.

Maybe they should take advantage of the good PR and press they are receiving from William and Kate's wedding. I wish them the best of luck.