Nearly everyone knows the story of King Henry VIII and his wedding (and beheading) spree.
His desire to break free from his first wife quite literally led him to create the Church of England.
There’s also an added complication for members of the British royal family the Royal Marriages Act of 1772.
Unfortunately, their union did not produce a male heir, and their relationship was not a happy one.
The marriage was eventually annulled on March 21, 1152.
Louis continued to try for a male heir by marrying a Spanish princess named Constance of Castile.
She produced two more children for France, both girls, and died in childbirth in 1160.
He would be king of France for over 40 years.
Eleanor remarried shortly after the annulment as well.
She became the wife of Henry II, Duke of Normandy on May 18, 1152.
Henry ascended to the British throne two years later, and Eleanor once again became a queen.
She bore five sons and three daughters.
In 1796, he wed the widowed Josephine de Beauharnais, who was six years older than him.
Josephine’s first husband, an officer in the Revolutionary Army, was guillotined in 1794.
While she had two children from her first marriage, she could not conceive with Napoleon.
In need of an heir, he had their marriage annulled in 1810.
Marie-Louise gave birth to Napoleon II in 1811.
However, their love was so strong, he gave up the throne so that he could marry her.
They divorced in 1927.
Her second marriage was to a shipping executive named Ernest Aldrich Simpson.
Their love affair included European vacations and Edward showering her with expensive gifts.
The Church of England forbade Edward from marrying Wallis due to her status as a divorcee.
Edward would have to relinquish his romance with Wallis or his kingship.
While Wallis was willing to give up their relationship, Edward chose to abdicate the throne to marry her.
They wed in 1937 and would remain married until Edward’s death in 1972.
He’s been married seven times and has at least 25 children the exact number remains uncertain.
He married Sheikha Randa bint Mohammed Al-Banna in 1972, resulting in one daughter and divorce.
In 2019, Sheikh Mohammed divorced Princess Haya unknown to her under Islamic Sharia law.
The church didn’t recognize her second.
Roughly 650 guests attended, including Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant.
Unfortunately, the princess and Junot split in 1980; however, the annulment wasn’t granted until 1992.
Caroline married a second time in 1983 with the wedding taking place in the Chamber of Mirrors.
Her new husband, Stefano Casiraghi, was an Italian businessman, and they had three children.
Casiraghi died in 1990 while participating in a powerboat race.
Anne even commented about her own supposed second-place status among her kin.
And so it was quite shocking her first marriage ended in scandal.
The two tied the knot in 1973 and theirroyal weddingwas televised with roughly 500 million people watching.
The marriage lasted 15 years and produced two children, but it was not a joyful union.
There were infidelity rumors on both sides over the years.
However, Anne’s extracurriculars were made public when stolen love letters were given to a British newspaper.
In 1995, she married Daniel Ducruet.
However, their relationship started in 1992 and they welcomed two children before tying the knot.
They ultimately split ways in 1996.
In 1998, Stephanie had a third child.
That relationship ended in 2002.
The marriage lasted a little over a year.
He met Camilla Shand, the daughter of a wine merchant, in 1972 at a polo match.
Their relationship continued even after Camilla wed Officer Andrew Parker Bowles the following year.
Diana, often called the “People’s Princess,” was beloved in England and beyond.
However, their marriage was highly scrutinized by the media.
He wed Alexandra Christina Manley, a marketing executive from Hong Kong, in 1995.
The pair were married until 2015.
The couple were married on May 24, 2008.
The announcement of the move came shortly after his four children were stripped of their royal titles.
However, the prince was not Meghan’s first marriage.
Permission, however, was obviously granted.
Meghan was linked to Trevor Engelson as early as 2004, but the pair did not wed until 2011.
They had a four-day celebration in Jamaica, but the couple didn’t stay together very long.
She wound up meeting Prince Harry in 2016.
