Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not first one to ditch titles; here's who did the same

Social media was abuzz after Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, decided to step back as ‘senior members’ of Royal family. Internet was flooded with a barr of opinions on couple’s decision to take a “progressive new role” which was also aimed at giving ir son a chance to grow up “rmally” with awareness about his royal herit.

Royal couple, in a statement, said that y intend to become financially independent while extending full support to Queen. “We w plan to balance our time between United Kingdom and rth America, continuing to hour our duty to Queen, Commonwealth, and our patrons,” statement re.

Soon after anuncement, reports emerged that Queen Elizabeth II and senior Royals called on aides to find a "workable solution". Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying discussions with Duke and Duchess of Sussex are at an early st. “We understand ir desire to take a different approach, but se are complicated issues that will take time to work through,” re statement.

Royal members to relinquish title

However, it’s t first time that members of royal families have relinquished ir titles to live a relatively common life. King Edward VIII abdicated this throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite and divorcee, in 1937 which threatened a constitutional crisis in United Kingdom. couple lived toger until Edward’s death in 1972 and Wallis died in 1986 at of 89.

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Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Phillip was born a Royal to Greece and Denmark but h to relinquish title to marry Queen and accepted English title. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s daughter, Princess Anne, married a commoner Mark Phillips who turned down offer of Earldom to Phillips.

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Carol II was ar Royal member, oldest son of Romania’s ruler, who h to reunce his claim to throne due to his extra-marital affairs with Magda Lupescu. Though he became King in 1930 through a coup d'état, he was forced to live in exile ten years later. In 1947, Carol and Lupescu got married and stayed toger until former’s death in 1953.

Or royal members who h to reunce ir position are Japanese princess Atsuko for marrying a dairy farmer and Princess Ubolratana of Thai royals who fell in love with Peter Jensen and married him in 1972.

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