The latest royal bumgate is just a bit of hot air compared to some scandals and intriguing affairs that have rocked the Windsor family over the years.
From a king who gave up power for a married American to a prince who dreamed of becoming a tampon one day (no, seriously), they’ve got it all. Take a look at modern British royal family scandals sure to make royal-watching more entertaining.
Tampongate
As you see pictures of Charles and Camilla at official functions, you might not be able to forget the details of “Camillagate,” aka “tampongate.”
As they carried on a romantic relationship from the 1970s and into their marriages to other people, a flirty conversation between Camilla and Charles was caught on tape and published in 1992. The tapes included an exchange in which Charles said he wanted to be Camilla’s tampon:
Charles: “Oh god. I’ll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!”
Camilla: (Laughs.) “What are you going to turn into, a pair of knickers” (Both laugh). “Oh, you’re going to come back as a pair of knickers.”
Charles: “Or, God forbid, a Tampax. Just my luck!” (Laughs.)
Camilla: “You are a complete idiot!” (Laughs.) “Oh, what a wonderful idea!”
Needless to say, it was embarrassing for Princess Diana and the royal family, as well as Charles and Camilla.
No Fairy-Tale Princess
As the younger and less serious sister of the future Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret had a glamorous and controversial reputation.
Around the time of her sister’s coronation, Margaret fell in love with a divorced man, Peter Townsend, who was 16 years her senior. The Church of England, the royal family, and the government made it clear she would have to give up her royal life if she chose to marry him; she ultimately decided not to.
Instead, she married photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, who became the Earl of Snowdon, but quickly the marriage collapsed in front of the public’s eyes. There were rumours of affairs, drug use, and heavy drinking as well as questions about his sexuality. When the princess was photographed with a young lover, her husband took it as a chance to divorce, playing the victim. It later came out that Lord Snowdown may have fathered a child months before their marriage.
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