[post_page_title]Rocking the world[/post_page_title]
Their announcement rocked the world as a breaking news story, as moving away from the family you’re born into isn’t something that is always accepted by the Royal Family.
In fact, the most notable distancing of a Royal Family member came in 1936, when King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate from his place on the throne if he wanted to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced American socialite. The similarities between these two scenarios are often picked up by the press, but the differences have also been questioned.
