Royals Who Gave Up Their Titles For Love
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In pursuit of a happily ever after, these famous royals have given up their titles to marry their lovers.
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King Edward VIII famously abdicated the British throne in 1936 to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson.
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It was a huge scandal as Ms Simpson was a divorcee and the Church of England did not allow divorcees to marry in church.
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Prince Philip, the former Duke of Edinburgh, renounced his Danish and Greek titles to marry Queen Elizabeth II.
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For his new role as a British citizen, he adopted his mother's maiden name Mountbatten.
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The niece of Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Princess Mako, married her longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro at a registry office.
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She gave up her royal title and turned down the $1.3 million given by the government to royal women who lose their status.
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Norway's Princess Martha Louise has given up her title to marry self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett.
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The "healer" suggests that cancer is a choice, and recommends exercises to remove "imprints" from women's vaginas left by sexual partners.
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