Royal Scandals: From Instagram Divorces to Love Triangles That Shook the World's Monarchies

When it comes to Royals across the world, they never fail to make the headlines. Be it for their elegant and opulent way of life or their infamous love affairs or divorces, royal life is always under scrutiny. From fiery Instagram announcements to whispered affairs, the world watches every Royal drama and twist with fascination. These dramatic splits don’t just shake palaces — they spark gossip columns, inspire movies, and sometimes even change the course of history. So, here we list some such royal relationships that turned messy and unforgettable for the masses:

Back in 1980-90s, the love triangle between Princess Diana, Prince Charles (now King Charles), and Camilla Parker Bowles (now Queen consort Camella) was one of the major royal gossip across the world. Touted as one of the biggest scandals in UK's royal history, their love triangle ultimately led to the breakdown of Prince Charles and Diana's wedding followed by a very public and painful divorce in 1996. Charles and Diana's troubled marriage exposed the reality of life inside the British monarchy and forever changed the way the royal family was viewed worldwide.

Dubai Princess Sheikha Mahra shocked the world in 2024 when she divorced her then-husband through a fiery Instagram post. In the now-deleted post, the Dubai princess accused her husband of infidelity and wrote "I divorce you". “Dear Husband. As you are occupied with other companions, I hereby declare our divorce. I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you,” her post read. The former-couple got married in 2023, and had a daughter in 2024. After her public divorce, Sheikha also launched a perfume named 'Divorce'. And now, roughly a year later, she has found love again in rapper French Montana. The new couple got engaged recently and seem much in love with each other.

One of the most infamous royal divorces in history is that of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. When the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry broke from the Catholic Church and founded the Church of England. His desire to remarry Anne Boleyn set off religious and political turmoil across Europe back then. This divorce wasn’t just a personal scandal — it reshaped history and religion for centuries to come.

Prince Andrew, the now-infamous Duke of York, married Sarah Ferguson in 1986 in a glamorous royal wedding. However, constant tabloid scrutiny and scandals took a toll on their marriage. And by 1996, the couple divorced, though they maintained a close friendship even after. Sarah’s infamous “toe-sucking” scandal splashed across tabloids, which ultimately lead to their split as one of the most talked-about British royal divorces of the 1990s.

In another royal drama back in 2019, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) publicly stripped his hand-picked mistress and royal consort, Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, of all her titles, military ranks, and royal honours. The reason: The palace accused her of "disloyalty" and trying to elevate herself to the same status as Queen Suthida— which was considered a bold and politically perilous—move

Just months earlier, she had become the first officially designated royal consort in nearly a century, a grand appointment that made headlines across Thailand. Yet that rise ended abruptly when she was accused of “misbehaviour” and disobedience toward the Queen, as per reports.

Adding to the dramatic turn, roughly 10 months later, a royal decree reinstated her titles, declaring she had “never been a tarnished person,” as if the dismissal had never happened!