European royals may live lavish lives, but they also have a difficult job.
These duties are so challenging thatmany royal wives have found the palace to be miserable.
Prince consorts, like Prince Philip, have also struggled immensely.
After all, few people understand royal duty before actually wearing a crown.
Of course, not all people born into royalty manage to uphold the high standards expected of their rank.
She was shocked at how little he enjoyed his schooling.
She felt displeased by his spoiled temperament.
And, even as he grew older, Victoria refused to give her son any significant responsibilities.
After all, she was convinced that Edward was somehow morally inferior to the rest of the royal family.
This dynamic only worsened in 1890.
At the time, Edward was a frequent partier with a penchant for the illegal gambling game baccarat.
Although he was never arrested for this indulgence, Edward did get into trouble for it.
The two men went to court, where Edward was called in as a key witness.
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, claimed that he was present for Alfonso’s death.
It was 100% an accident.
I hid my gun, otherwise, they would have said it was my fault."
Despite the sincerity of Vittorio Emanuele’s claims, it is difficult to take his word for it.
In normal circumstances, Juan Carlos' intention would have been determined in the court of law.
Considering that Alfonso died in Portugal, one would think that Juan Carlos would be tried there.
In 1992, though, Albert found himself in a unique position.
Rotolo had, indeed, been one of Albert’s dates just months before.
And, at the time, Albert and his family were planning a trip from Monaco to New York.
In the end, Albert had a change of heart.
Fourteen years after the original paternity claim was filed, the prince finally agreed to a voluntary DNA test.
The results confirmed that Rotolo’s daughter, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, was his child.
He was also said to have spewed quite a bit of rude language at all parties.
Given the nature of these accusations, Ernst was tried in the German court of law.
There, he was ordered to pay a $228,000 fine.
Ernst was reportedly found responsible for causing bodily harm, exhibiting threatening behavior, and engaging in verbal abuse.
She has not been at the center of any major royal scandals.
She represented her country at the Olympic Games.
And, she is known as one of the hardest-working members of the modern monarchy.
As perHello!, Dotty bit and subsequently injured two children at Windsor Great Park.
One of the children endured scratches on his back, arm, and leg.
The other suffered two painful bites one on his leg, and one on his collarbone.
She pleaded guilty to the resulting charges.
The princess royal thus became the first high-ranking member of the royal family to be convicted of a crime.
However, as Italy abolished the monarchy in 1946, he was never crowned king.
Instead, Vittorio Emanuele became a major source of scandal when a Potenza-based prosecutor investigated him for corruption.
The prince denied involvement in the corruption and human trafficking schemes.
The Italian prince was jailed for a week while his case was being tried and deliberated in court.
As reported byItaly Magazine, Vittorio Emanuele did not receive any special treatment due to his rank.
To the contrary, it is believed that he was arrested at gunpoint.
He also lived in a gorgeous home called Villa Clementine.
Eventually, Laurent was accused of stealing Belgian naval funds and using them to refurbish his residence.
When questioned about his economic activities, Laurent denied the accusations made against him.
He was then questioned by the Belgian police and subpoenaed.
However, as the princess grew older, she found it practically impossible to protect her privacy.
As such, the princess felt that she had no choice but to go to court.
At the time that the photograph had been taken, Rainier was not in particularly good health.
As such, it was determined that a picture of the prince strolling through St. Moritz was appropriately newsworthy.
He could not have been more wrong.
In reality, there were whispers that the development in question was actually a massive corruption scheme.
Some Dutch citizens even expressed concern over whether the project should be stopped altogether.
Indeed, Michiel Zonnevylle the then-chairman of the Oranjeverenigingen insisted that the prince step away from his property.
This intervention ultimately proved successful.
Even though the prince did make a run at fight the public pressure, it ultimately became too much.
By 2012, he had sold his house in Mozambique for almost nothing.
After all, one wouldn’t want to wed someone who would somehow embarrass the crown.
According to prosecutors, he overcharged for events to get to hide funds in his own personal accounts.
As expected, the Spanish royal family was humiliated by this episode.
Making matters worse, Cristina was accused of tax evasion alongside her husband.
Although she was ultimately acquitted of these accusations, the princess had to stand trail.
She was also fined 265,000 meaning that the court of law did not view her as 100% blameless.
This was a historic moment for the Spanish monarchy, which had largely avoided court spectacles in recent years.
The royal accountant also revealed some of his own diaries which contained some pretty serious accusations against Charlene.
The Prince’s Palace of Monaco has denied Palmero’s claims.
