There’s nothing like whispered romantic dalliances to get people’s ears perked up.

The public knowledge of royal affairs lifts the curtains on that facade of order the monarchy keeps eternally guarded.

Take a look at the affair rumors that have haunted the royal family over the years.

King Charles III looking on

Prince Harry was supposedly pursuing someone when he met Meghan Markle

There are no perfect fairytales.

Evidently, the prince only saw one of those two relationships through to the end.

His brief affair with Macklin fizzled out rather quickly, as they apparently were not so compatible.

Queen Elizabeth I portrait

And with that, Harry moved on with Meghan, and the rest is history.

Diana and Mannakee’s growing closeness didn’t go unnoticed and set in motion a number of events.

“He was so full of life and energy.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry smiling

I suspect he felt trapped and rarely got a chance to be himself.

She died in 2007 at the age of 86.

But Prince Michael’s Danish friend apparently wasn’t the only extra in this royal marriage.

Barry Mannakee and Princess Diana

They shared a great love of the countryside and wildlife as well as horses.”

“The last thing the Queen wanted was her sister running off with Mick Jagger!”

They remained in contact for over 40 years.

Prince Philip and Pat Kirkwood

That said, it’s not like the beloved royal pair is immune to marital difficulties.

Was the Catherine-Ropner alliance just calculated payback?

Or a fleeting rekindling of an old flame?

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

“Squidgy, kiss me.

It’s so wonderful, isn’t it, this sort of feeling.

Don’t you like it?”

Queen Elizabeth II and Lord Porchester

You won’t get pregnant."

As theDaily Mailput it, “both hated the other with a loathing that bordered on the pathological.”

News, a set of leaked photos that showed Ferguson and Wyatt holidaying in Morocco precipitated the royal divorce.

Prince William and Rose Hanbury

It is said that Ferguson was devastated upon finding out about Wyatt’s betrothal in 1993.

Anne and Cross both remained tight-lipped in public about their supposed romance.

Princess Catherine looking at Prince William

Princess Diana and James Gilbey

King Charles and Dale Tryon

Sarah Ferguson and Steve Wyatt

Princess Anne and Peter Cross

Penelope Knatchbull and Prince Philip