From bloodbaths and betrayals to incest and illegitimate children, the history of kings, queens, princes, and princesses have always been fraught with spicy controversies which we, commoners, find both shocking and intriguing. The idea that the royals are the paragon of class, elegance, stature, and proper conduct no longer holds true, if it ever did. Much to our consternation, they are humans just like us, and equally susceptible to the foibles of ordinary human life.
Still, we hold them in high regard, if only as the symbols of what once was and the ideals that they should represent. However, in time, all things that have been hidden from public view come out, but unlike our bag of bones, theirs are just weightier being the figurehead of their nations as well as constantly being under the scrutiny of the public.
Although much talk has come about the British royal family, with Prince Harry and Meghan's self-exile and more recently, a bit of a spat between Prince William and his father, King Charles III, there are more scandalous royals throughout the world. There's Prince Frederik of Denmark's supposed affair with Genoveva Casanova, the dubious financial affairs of King Juan Carlos of Spain, the philandering exploits of Prince Albert of Monaco, and the familicide of Prince Dipendra of Nepal because of his family's objection to a marriage with an Indian princess.
All of these and more on The Daily Beast.
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