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PRINCE CHARLES & PRINCESS DIANA
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02of 12PRINCESS ANNE & MARK PHILLIPSKeystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesThe same year of Charles and Diana’s separation, another royal marriage came to an end. Princess Anne, the Queen’s second child, finalized her divorce from her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, after they separated back in 1989. Initially, the palace said the couple had no plans to divorce, but that attitude quickly changed. Their relationship was said to belacking in love and little shared timetogether — and it was revealed that both were unfaithful. Princess Anne recovered quickly from the split: She married her second and current husband, Timothy Laurence, later that year.
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PRINCESS ANNE & MARK PHILLIPS
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The same year of Charles and Diana’s separation, another royal marriage came to an end. Princess Anne, the Queen’s second child, finalized her divorce from her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, after they separated back in 1989. Initially, the palace said the couple had no plans to divorce, but that attitude quickly changed. Their relationship was said to belacking in love and little shared timetogether — and it was revealed that both were unfaithful. Princess Anne recovered quickly from the split: She married her second and current husband, Timothy Laurence, later that year.
03of 12PRINCE ANDREW & SARAH FERGUSONTim Graham/GettyThe Queen’s third child, Prince Andrew, married Sarah Ferguson, whom he knew from childhood, in July 1986. Their marriage, however, only lasted six years before they separated in 1992. The year was so traumatic for the Queen, who saw three of her children’s marriages crumbling, as well as a fire in her home at Windsor Castle, that she famously called it her “annus horribilis” in a speech. Despite the divorce, the two remain close. This past October, Fergusonsaid in an interviewthat she and Andrew “have never really left each other.”
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PRINCE ANDREW & SARAH FERGUSON
The Queen’s third child, Prince Andrew, married Sarah Ferguson, whom he knew from childhood, in July 1986. Their marriage, however, only lasted six years before they separated in 1992. The year was so traumatic for the Queen, who saw three of her children’s marriages crumbling, as well as a fire in her home at Windsor Castle, that she famously called it her “annus horribilis” in a speech. Despite the divorce, the two remain close. This past October, Fergusonsaid in an interviewthat she and Andrew “have never really left each other.”
04of 12KING EDWARD VIII & WALLIS SIMPSONIvan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/GettyThough this couple never split, they impacted the divorce issue for royals more than anyone since King Henry VIII. King Edward VII ascended the throne in 1936, but reigned for just 11 months before abdicating to marry his American girlfriend, Wallis Simpson. His marriage to Simpson caused a constitutional crisis because Simpson was divorced — and was then seeking a second divorce. Parliament’s refusal to accept Simpson as Queen consort led Edward to abdicate. he and Simpson married the next year, and remained together until his death in 1972.
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KING EDWARD VIII & WALLIS SIMPSON
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Though this couple never split, they impacted the divorce issue for royals more than anyone since King Henry VIII. King Edward VII ascended the throne in 1936, but reigned for just 11 months before abdicating to marry his American girlfriend, Wallis Simpson. His marriage to Simpson caused a constitutional crisis because Simpson was divorced — and was then seeking a second divorce. Parliament’s refusal to accept Simpson as Queen consort led Edward to abdicate. he and Simpson married the next year, and remained together until his death in 1972.
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PRINCESS MARGARET & ANTONY ARMSTRONG-JONES
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PETER AND AUTUMN PHILLIPS
Queen Elizabeth’s eldest grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn met in 2003 in her hometown of Montreal at the Formula One Grand Prix before they wed at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in 2008. In February, they announced they were divorcing after 12 years of marriage, deciding it was “the best course of action” for their two daughters Savannah, 9, and Isla, 7, and their “friendship.” Princess Anne’s son, 42, is the first of his generation of royals to separate from his spouse, adding yet another sad episode for the Queenin recent months.
07of 12PRINCE LOUIS AND PRINCESS TESSY OF LUXEMBOURGSylvain Lefevre/GettyIn January 2017,Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourgbecame the first royal couple in 10 years to announce their divorce. They married in September 2006 after welcoming their first son in March 2006. Their second son was born in September 2007. Though they are divorcing, a future marriage — at least in the eyes of the Catholic church — could prove difficult. A divorce is a civil decree, not a religious one, and the church would have to grant an annullment.
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PRINCE LOUIS AND PRINCESS TESSY OF LUXEMBOURG
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In January 2017,Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourgbecame the first royal couple in 10 years to announce their divorce. They married in September 2006 after welcoming their first son in March 2006. Their second son was born in September 2007. Though they are divorcing, a future marriage — at least in the eyes of the Catholic church — could prove difficult. A divorce is a civil decree, not a religious one, and the church would have to grant an annullment.
08of 12PRINCE JOACHIM & PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARKBENAINOUS/DUCLOS/TRAVERS/Gamma-Rapho/GettyThe second son of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Prince Joachim married his first wife, Alexandra, in 1995. They were married for nearly 10 years and had two sons before announcing their intention to divorce in September 2004. In a statement, Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik, said they"deeply regretted"the divorce. It was the first for the Danish royal family for 150 years.
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PRINCE JOACHIM & PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK
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The second son of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Prince Joachim married his first wife, Alexandra, in 1995. They were married for nearly 10 years and had two sons before announcing their intention to divorce in September 2004. In a statement, Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik, said they"deeply regretted"the divorce. It was the first for the Danish royal family for 150 years.
09of 12DAVID AND SERENA ARMSTRONG-JONESDave Benett/GettyThe son of the late Princess Margaret and the nephew ofQueen Elizabeth, David Armstrong-Jones and his wife Serena announced their split in February, after 25 years of marriage. “The Earl and Countess of Snowdon have amicably agreed that their marriage has come to an end and that they shall be divorced,” a spokesperson for the couple said in a statement. David inherited the title of Earl of Snowdon following the 2017 death of his father, photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones. The pair are parents to Viscount Linley, Charles Armstrong-Jones, and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones. Their split came shortly after the news of another split: Peter and Autumn Phillips.
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DAVID AND SERENA ARMSTRONG-JONES
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The son of the late Princess Margaret and the nephew ofQueen Elizabeth, David Armstrong-Jones and his wife Serena announced their split in February, after 25 years of marriage. “The Earl and Countess of Snowdon have amicably agreed that their marriage has come to an end and that they shall be divorced,” a spokesperson for the couple said in a statement. David inherited the title of Earl of Snowdon following the 2017 death of his father, photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones. The pair are parents to Viscount Linley, Charles Armstrong-Jones, and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones. Their split came shortly after the news of another split: Peter and Autumn Phillips.
10of 12PRINCESS CAROLINE OF MONACO & PHILIPPE JUNOTPrincess Grace and Prince Rainier’s eldest daughter has been married three times, but just one has ended in divorce. That was her first marriage, to Philippe Junot, whom she married when she was 21. The union only lasted two years, and they divorced in 1980. The Catholic Church annulled the union in 1992 in order to legitimize the three children Caroline had with her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, whom she married in 1983. Sadly, Casiraghi was killed in a speed boat accident in October 1990. Since 1999, she has been married to Prince Ernst August on Hanover, though they separated in 2009 and essentially live separate lives. (And Ernst isn’t shy about flaunting his relationships with other women.)
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PRINCESS CAROLINE OF MONACO & PHILIPPE JUNOT
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier’s eldest daughter has been married three times, but just one has ended in divorce. That was her first marriage, to Philippe Junot, whom she married when she was 21. The union only lasted two years, and they divorced in 1980. The Catholic Church annulled the union in 1992 in order to legitimize the three children Caroline had with her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi, whom she married in 1983. Sadly, Casiraghi was killed in a speed boat accident in October 1990. Since 1999, she has been married to Prince Ernst August on Hanover, though they separated in 2009 and essentially live separate lives. (And Ernst isn’t shy about flaunting his relationships with other women.)
11of 12PRINCESS STÉPHANIE OF MONACO & DANIEL DUCRUET (& ADANS LOPEZ PERES)Gamma-Rapho/GettyCaroline’s younger sister, Monaco’s Princess Stéphanie, has been divorced twice, both after very brief marriages. Shemarried her bodyguard, Daniel Ducruet, pictured here, in 1995, after they had two children together. They divorced a little more than a year later. Her second marriage came in 2003, to acrobat Adans Lopez Peres. They divorced in 2004.
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PRINCESS STÉPHANIE OF MONACO & DANIEL DUCRUET (& ADANS LOPEZ PERES)
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Caroline’s younger sister, Monaco’s Princess Stéphanie, has been divorced twice, both after very brief marriages. Shemarried her bodyguard, Daniel Ducruet, pictured here, in 1995, after they had two children together. They divorced a little more than a year later. Her second marriage came in 2003, to acrobat Adans Lopez Peres. They divorced in 2004.
12of 12KING HENRY VIII & KATHERINE OF ARAGONUniversal History Archive/GettyTheirs was theoriginalroyal divorce: King Henry VIII famously split with the Catholic church in 1534 in order to divorce the first of his six wives, Katherine of Aragon, who had not become pregnant with a male heir throughout their marriage. After the Pope denied Henry’s request for a divorce, the monarch established his own Church of England and changed the course of world history.
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KING HENRY VIII & KATHERINE OF ARAGON
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Theirs was theoriginalroyal divorce: King Henry VIII famously split with the Catholic church in 1534 in order to divorce the first of his six wives, Katherine of Aragon, who had not become pregnant with a male heir throughout their marriage. After the Pope denied Henry’s request for a divorce, the monarch established his own Church of England and changed the course of world history.
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