The most scandalous and rebellious royals

Prince Laurent of Belgium - Prince Laurent has been baptized as the "enfant terrible" of the Belgian monarchy, and is often in the news for one scandal or another. His first big public scandal was in 2006, when it was made public that the prince used money from the Belgian Navy to redecorate his villa in Tervuren, Belgium.

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Prince Laurent of Belgium - Just like every family, the Belgian royals also have their issues. Although it is advised not to air dirty laundry in public, the prince doesn't mind showing his irritation towards his family in full view of people—like the time he completely ignored them during King's Day.

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Prince Harry - The list of Prince Harry's bad behavior is quite long. It is no secret that the prince has had a rebellious past: smoking weed, partying naked in Las Vegas, and wearing inappropriate outfits at a costume party.

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Prince Harry - In 2005, Harry was caught wearing a Nazi costume to a friend's costume party. The occurrence made headlines worldwide.

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Princess Margaret - Long before Prince Harry, there was Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002). The tempestuous sister of Queen Elizabeth II has had a wild life. She was known for being a party girl and for her rebellious nature.

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Princess Margaret - In her early twenties, she started an affair with her father's royal equerry, Group Captain Peter Townsend. However, since he was a divorcee, he and Margaret were denied the right to marry.

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Princess Margaret - Although she was heartbroken, Margaret decided to move on with her life and married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones three years later. They had two children together and divorced in 1978.

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Prince Henrik of Denmark - The rebel husband of Queen Margrethe of Denmark has never been fully accepted by the Danes, partly because of his many controversial statements. In a 2016 announcement, he said that he didn't want to be buried next to his wife at Roskilde Cathedral because she had never given him the title of "King," and declared that "My wife hasn’t shown me the respect an ordinary wife should show her spouse."

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The prince also likes breaking dress codes. At a WWF charity event in 2014, he decided to dress in a panda costume.

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Prince Philip - The late Duke of Edinburgh developed a reputation for occasionally making some big goofs in public. He once told a cameraman to just "take the [expletive] picture" during a photo call with war veterans.

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Prince Philip - In 1999 he asked the black politician Lord Taylor of Warwick: "And what exotic part of the world do you come from?" To which Lord Taylor responded: "Birmingham."

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Stéphanie of Monaco - The youngest child of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III is probably the most rebellious of them all. She married her bodyguard in 1995, with whom she already had two children, but divorced him a year later. When she had her third child, Camille, she refused to marry or even name the father on the birth certificate.

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Stéphanie of Monaco - A few years later, she began a relationship with elephant trainer Franco Knie—who was married at the time—and moved to his circus caravan with her three children, leaving her fancy mansion behind. She left the following year and married a Portuguese acrobat in 2003. This relationship too ended in a divorce.

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King Albert II of Belgium - Allegedly the former Belgian king had a second family that he kept private from the media and his own royal family. In 1999, Mario Danneels published a biography in which he revealed the king's affair with Baroness Sybille de Sélys-Longchamps, as well as the fact that they had a child—Delphine Boël— together.

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King Albert II of Belgium - The retired king refuses to recognize the so called love-child or to take a court-ordered DNA paternity test.

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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - The book 'The Reluctant Monarch,' by Thomas Sjöberg, caused a national scandal in Sweden after it revealed the supposed infidelities of the Swedish king. The publication also stated that the monarch had spent a fortune in strip clubs.

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Infanta Cristina of Spain - Princess Cristina and her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, were suspected of fraud and money laundering in 2013.

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Infanta Cristina of Spain - The investigation into tax fraud led her brother, King Felipe VI, to deprive her of the title of Duchess of Palma de Mallorca. Although she was not found guilty, her husband was sentenced to six years and three months in 2017.

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King Charles - The British throne's current sovereign is far from being an angel. His biggest scandal was undoubtedly the cheating speculations during his wedding with Lady Di.

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Prince Charles - But before marrying Princess Diana, King Charles briefly dated her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale. Lady Sarah was responsible for introducing the royal couple, and when Charles and Diana announced their engagement, the story made headlines all over the world.

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Lady Diana Spencer - After her separation from Charles and his confessions of adultery on national television, Lady Di wanted to make a big impression when she made her way to the Serpentine Gallery’s annual summer soiree. The daring off-the-shoulder black dress broke all the royal norms and drew plenty of attention. It has been dubbed the "revenge dress."

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Albert II, Prince of Monaco - During his young years, the prince was often dubbed the "playboy prince." His five-year affair with Nicole Coste—a former Togolese flight attendant he met on a flight in 1997— came to light after it was revealed that he had an illegitimate child with her.

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Princess Michael of Kent - Princess Michael of Kent is one of the most controversial royals in the UK. Her dubious statements have raised eyebrows more than once. In 2004, she was accused of racism when she reportedly told a group of African American men in a restaurant in New York to "go back to their colonies." It is said that she referred to them as a "bunch of rappers," while in fact the group included a lawyer, a music executive, an investment banker, a television fashion correspondent, and a reporter.

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Princess Michael of Kent - That wasn't her only controversy with race or racism. During a dinner in December 2017—where Meghan Markle was formally introduced by the royal family— the Princess of Kent received a lot of criticism when she chose to wear a "racially tinged" blackamoor brooch.

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Sarah Ferguson - The Duchess of York was once married to the queen's third child, Prince Andrew, but marital problems started right after Ferguson gave birth to Eugenie. The pair announced their separation in March 1992, and a few months later the Duchess of York was pictured on holiday in St Tropez with financial adviser John Bryan.

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Sarah Ferguson - Pictures of them sunbathing were publicized the next morning, showing the financial adviser sucking on Ferguson's toes. The scandal is occasionally referred to in the media as the "toe-sucking scandal."

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Edward VIII - Edward VIII is one of the shortest reigning kings ever. He abdicated after only eleven months of being on the throne after the death of his father. The reason for his abdication was a woman named Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who had been divorced twice.

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Edward VIII - The Duke of Windsor was not allowed to marry her because she was a divorcée, so he decided to abdicate in order to wed his lover.

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King Frederik X of Denmark - Denmark's King Frederik X has not always been the loving and caring husband that he is now. Before entering in matrimony with the Australian Mary Donaldson, his majesty had a reputation of a lady killer and a wild child.

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Anne, Princess Royal - The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II has always been a non-traditional woman. Although she managed to have a pretty low-key life, the princess had quite a scandalous romantic past.

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Anne, Princess Royal - King Charles' sister reportedly had a heated love affair with Andrew Parker-Bowles while he was dating his wife-to-be Camilla.

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Anne, Princess Royal - Four months after the end of their affair, she said "I do" to Captain Mark Phillips, with whom she had two children. However, rumors of Anne's infidelities started swirling around again, and many claimed that she was having a romantic affair with her personal bodyguard, Sergeant Peter Cross of the Royal Protection Squad. Anne and Phillips eventually ended their union after nineteen years.

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Only eight months after their separation, the princess wed British naval officer Timothy Laurence. The couple is still happily married.

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Princess Caroline of Monaco - The then-21-year-old Princess Caroline of Monaco married the 38-year-old Philippe Junot despite the disapproval of her parents, Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly.

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