12 Surprising Royal Family Scandals & Secrets 👑 A Timeline of Infamy | Smithsonian Channel

From name changes and wild affairs to family feuds, the Royal Family’s history is full of secrets and scandals — here are some of the most surprising.

0:00 - Intro to 12 Surprising Royal Family Scandals
00:29 - Royal Family Changes Their Name
4:00 - Royal Family Faces Public Outrage
6:57 - Wallis Simpson Infiltrates the British Monarchy
11:07 - Queen Elizabeth's Marriage Raises Eyebrows
12:58 - Tabloids Latch on to Princess Margaret
15:05 - Royal Family Documentary is Locked Away
18:33 - Princess Diana Clashes w/ Stepmother
21:05 - Princes Diana Masters Art of Being Photographed
23:12 - Princess Diana Protects Son from Paparazzi
25:26 - Diana & Charles Feud in the Press
28:57 - Princess Di's Stepmother Is Evicted
31:55 - Windsor Castle Catches Fire

[the_Real_Grammy_of_]

I’ve always felt so bad for Princess Diana and the reason Charles was forced (my opinion) to marry her - to give them an heir. But then if that didn’t happen, we would never have met Diana. Her charity work would not have happened. That was so important to her. And the people who said that she wasn’t pretty are right. She was gorgeous, inside and out!!!

[vivis]

Diana was absolutely beautiful!! If it was not for Diana, William would not be the future King and close to the people of UK. He is like his mother wanting to help, spending the night on the streets with homeless and hearing their stories. All without permission and not being spotted because it was about the people!! The Queen was angry as was Charles!! Catherine does her grocery shopping and cooks for the family and they all have breakfast in the kitchen! Something Diana did with her boys! Diana would let her son's eat in kitchen and if something on TV they wanted to watch she had TV TRAY'S in the television room and they would eat and spend that special time of just being relaxed and family time. Diana will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN 💗💗

[ObamAmerican]

All can be forgiven? They often became their own circular firing squad. Edward in cahoots with the Nazis? Unforgivable. Some in that family have suffered more than others: Princess Alice, Princess Margaret, the Bowes-Lyons cousins...

[gillianr-w]

I saw her at ascot races once about a few feet from me and she was stunning.

[lisamorrison]

Dickie needs an eye Check up. Diana was Gorgeous!

[MagdaleneDivine]

Y'all can say whatever but I miss Princess Diana. She's the only celebrity I ever cried at when they died.

[Dawnsdelightsart]

They are public subjects, and the citizens pay for them so release the films.

[MagdaleneDivine]

My mother had the Princess Diana Haircut all through the 80s and 90s

[meglarosh]

This was not put together well.. very choppy and jumps from one video with no narrator

[littlecherryful]

Princess Margaret was such a beautiful women. I never knew she was so unhappy with her life

[pattyburge]

Saying Diana was not pretty, but was merely attractive, is like saying a banana is not a fruit, but is merely yellow. The size of her nose was not within it's self the determining factor of her overall beauty, especially when she has so many striking features that made her absolutely gorgeous. Diana stood head and shoulders above many super top models of her day. Super models like Gisele Bundchen, Julia Nobis, Anne Catherine Lacroix and Anna Van Ravenstein all have elongated noses, but are absolutely beautiful nonetheless. No?

[mattkaustickomments]

They are essentially expensive mascots.

[shathamohamed]

12:48 wasn't pretty She was a masterpiece of a beauty

[Tawadeb]

“I danced with a man who danced with a girl who danced with the Prince of Wales”

[zennermansherman]

What I found interesting is that a Black Leader was never invited to Government House, the residence of the Royal Governor, when the Duke and Duchess were exiled to the Colony of The Bahama Islands.

[lizzdoe]

Good gracious!! The thing the royal family doesn’t understand is that their power is supposed to go towards helping the people they reign over. Diana understood this and used her fame to bring attention to issues harming people. The focus should be caring for others and focusing on making the world a better place for those around you. The royal family seems to put their focus on their image and traditions.

[tracyotrhuiskamp]

I think when Charles finalizes his “slimmed down” monarchy just him Camilla and William and Kate he will bore the monarchy to death

[annetteelliott]

Its not a scandal, it shows that theyare just normal human beings like the rest of

[carolharley]

Yes ! Charles was forced to find a wife he had no choice. The grandmother of Charles picked Di and her and Diannas grandmother put that deal together. Poor Dianna got used ..Charlie was never going to give Camela up. Everything was done to cement up the firm. I am sure her boys are now aware of what happened...William knows his place ...and has accepted it. Harry is furious and will never be content until he confronts his father .

[deborahklinlger]

With Margaret there came a cost either all the wild partying & drinking & smoking her health suffers with strokes & an early death as opposed to Elizabeth her sister & the queen mother whom were not smokers.