Royal scandals quiz

How much can you remember about the Royal scandals we have seen over the years?

Take our quiz and find out!

Q1) Edward VIII famously abdicated, causing his brother George VI to take the throne and after him his daughter who went on to be Queen Elizabeth II. What year did he abdicate?

Q2) The Queen’s cousins Katherine and Nerissa Bowes-Lyon were listed as having died in 1940 but that wasn’t true and they in fact had long lives out of the public eye. What happened?

Q3) Prince Andrew’s estranged wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was once caught in a scandal after being photographed having her toes sucked by a swimming pool. Who was doing the sucking?

Q4) Queen Elizabeth II famously spoke about her ‘Annus Horribilis’ or ‘terrible year’ as three of her children faced marital problems. What year was it?

Q5) When he was Prince of Wales, the present King wrote letters to government ministers and politicians which became controversial because the Royal Family is supposed to be politically neutral and it was thought he was exerting undue influence on political decisions. What did they become known as?

Q6) As Princess Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles began to dissolve she posed alone outside a famous landmark in a heavily symbolic and famous photograph. What was the landmark?

Q7) Prince Harry once got into trouble for a fancy dress costume. What was it?

Q8) In his tell-all book Spare Prince Harry revealed he had a fight with his brother Prince William and as he fell he landed on something. What was it?

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