From Prince Harry to Elizabeth II’s uncle: Royals who gave up the crown for love

Elizabeth II’s uncle abdicated the throne of England out of love for Wallis Simpson, an American who was twice divorced and failed to win the approval of the British royal family. Edward VIII came to the throne but abdicated ten months later in order to marry with her lover. The monarch had three options: not marry, marry against the government or abdicate, and he chose the latter. At that time, Jorge VI, the father of Isabel II, succeeded his brother to the throne, making her the heiress. Relations between Edward VIII and the rest of the English royal family were tense until his death in 1972.

Friso de Orange fell madly in love with Mabel Wisse Smit as soon as he met her. The young woman obtained two cum laude degrees, in economics and political science, and at the age of 27 she had already lectured in international forums and organizations. A brilliant head that won the king’s heart within seconds. “I don’t know anyone who has had such a big impact on my life as Mabel. Every day with her is a new surprise. We didn’t get bored for a day,” Friso explains to the journalists. The couple announced their marriage in 2003 and Parliament opposed the pairing, making the marriage impossible. the Royal he did not hesitate to relinquish his dynastic rights to move on with his girlfriend at the time, and on April 25, 2004 they said ‘yes, I want’, more in love than ever. Unfortunately, their idyllic love story had a fatal outcome, Friso was surprised by an avalanche while skiing and died after being hospitalized in a coma.

Also the princess of Japan decided to renounce his royal prerogatives and follow the voice of his heart. The love of his life, Yoshiki Kuroda, was responsible for this decision. The couple decided to go through the altar and thus lose their titles of nobility for love.

The royal family decided to marry Martin Jorgensen for the second time, which meant she had to renounce membership in the Danish royal family and lose her princess title, although she still retains the title of Countess of Frederiksborg to this day. All this because it was the second time he was married.

He married commoners twice. In the first he had a son who was never part of the royal family; and with Elena, a Greek and Danish princess, he had another who would become King Mihai I. However, five years after the marriage, Carol left the country with her lover, Magda Lupescu, also a commoner. His father stripped him of his inheritance rights, although he was able to return after his father’s death and even rule as Carol II of Romania after removing his eight-year-old son.

The latest and controversial case of impossible love in royalty has been carried out by Harry and Meghan. The famous ‘Megxit’ shook the British royal family to its foundations, along with the controversial interview the couple gave to Oprah Winfrey. Meghan accused her in-laws of being racist, something Harry neither confirmed nor denied, noting that he preferred to stay out of such a sensitive matter. The lady of the royal family also shared an anecdote that left her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, not in a very good place, leaving her to cry days before her wedding. The British royal family has always been characterized by trying to flee from these kinds of controversies, but the situation caused by Meghan and Harry inevitably shocked everyone.