As ordinary people, we often find ourselves obsessed with the private affairs of the Royal Family members. These aristocratic figures are famous for their picture-perfect, luxury life - which is encapsulated in lavish wedding ceremonies that attract millions of viewers. However, contrary to popular belief, not every royal marriage results in a happy family that lasts decades. Despite being a relatively rare occasion throughout history, divorces within the royal family are always a favorite topic for a media frenzy. Here is the list of the most notable royal divorces through the years, from King Henry VIII to Princess Margaret.

Born on 21 August 1930, Princess Margaret was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She was most famous for her luxury lifestyle and rocky relationship with Group Captain Peter Townsend, who she fell in love with as a young adult in the early 1950s. Under the pressure from her Royal Family relatives and the Church of England, Margaret and Townsend, who was 15 years junior, never took their relationship to marriage.

Henry VIII was undoubtedly one of the greatest and most famous monarchs in England's history. Born on 28 June 1491, Henry VIII was not tipped to be the future King in the first place. At age 17, however, following the untimely death of his older brother Arthur and his father Henry VII, Henry ascended to the throne without any training in kingship and reigned until his death in 1547.

Born on 14 November 1948, Prince Charles is the eldest son of the Queen and the late Prince Philip. Since his mother's ascension to the throne in 1952, Prince Charles has been the heir apparent to the British throne - which makes him the oldest and longest-serving heir in history. The Prince was known for his break from tradition when he went straight to university after high school without joining the British Armed Force. Aside from his academic feat, the now 73-year-old Prince is equally famous for his notorious divorce from Princess Diana.

Prince Charles and Diana first met in 1977 when the Prince was dating her sister, Sarah. Four years later, the couple tied the knot in one of the most-watched events in the world. Despite the extravagance of the picture-perfect ceremony, paparazzi spotted Charles' unusual lackluster behavior and claimed the Prince was not happy about the marriage. Within five years from their wedding, differences began to arise - a result of the couple's 13-year age gap.

With rough patches in their relationship from the beginning, it came as no surprise that Diana and Charles grew interested in other partners. In a video tape recorded in 1992, the Princess of Wales admitted that she was having an affair with Barry Mannakee before her inappropriate relationship with Major James Hewitt came to light. Some reports even suggested that Hewitt was the father of Prince Harry, which was later proved a nonstory.

Peter Phillips is Princess Anne's son and the Queen's eldest grandson. The 44-year-old royal married Autumn Kelly, a Canadian consultant, at Windsor Castle in 2008 after four years of dating. Unfortunately, after over 12 years of marriage, the couple decided to go their separate ways in 2021, calling it 'the best course of action' for their two daughters - Savannah and Isla. Following their relatively amicable split, Peter Phillips and Autumn continue to live at the Princess Royal's Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire.

Despite his lack of formal training as a King, he became a critical figure in the establishment of modern England and was credited for his efforts to extend the Royal Family's authority. Aside from his massive reforms, Henry VIII was equally famous for his tumultuous love life with several affairs and divorces. Before his death, the King had six official marriages, all of which ended tragically.

Meanwhile, Prince Charles was also found to have an extramarital affair with long-term friend Camilla Parker-Bowles, despite both of them being married. The couple first met in 1970 and kept close contact during each other's marriage. In the late 1980s, their affair became transparent, with Diana even confronting Camilla in 1986 for her being 'the third woman'. Diana famously said: 'There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.'

In December 1992, Charles and Diana completed their legal separation in Parliament. Four years later, the couple, who shared Prince Harry and Prince William, finalized their divorce after being advised by Queen Elizabeth II. Charles' public image became heavily tarnished as Diana was a public favorite. One year from their divorce, Diana passed away in a tragic car accident in Paris, which dealt a further blow to the Royal Family's image.

Henry's first wife was Katherine of Aragon, who was previously the wife of his late older brother Arthur. After becoming King at the age of 17, Henry VIII married a then 23-year-old Katherine in a lavish wedding. However, as time passed, the King became increasingly impatient with Katherine's inability to give birth to the male heir he always desired. The frustration peaked when he divorced Katherine in 1931 and had her first Queen live in seclusion.

Lady Davina Windsor is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester - one of the Queen's cousins. In 2004, she married Christie Lewis, a New Zealand carpenter, after meeting on a holiday in Bali. During their marriage, the couple had two children, Senna Kowhai and Tane Mahuta. However, they divorced in 2018, which was confirmed by Buckingham Palace one year later with a simple statement: 'Lady Davina and Gary Lewis were divorced last year.'

Immediately after splitting from Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII found himself a new wife. Anna Boleyn, a former lady-in-waiting to Katherine, caught the King's eyes and married him in 1533. However, just like Katherine, Anne failed to give birth to the long-awaited male heir. This, coupled with her volatile and uncontrollable temperament, led to the King's growing frustration. In 1536, Anne and other four men, including her brother, were accused of adultery and treason before being beheaded publicly.

Born on 19 February 1960, Prince Andrew was the third child and second son of the Queen and the late Prince Philip. Despite being behind Charles in line to the throne, it is believed that Andrew was the Queen's favorite son and received her utmost pampering. He married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in 1986 in a lavish ceremony that attracted extensive media coverage. During the first years of their marriage, the couple, along with their two children - Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, presented a picture-perfect appearance. However, excessive media interference led to fractures in their relationship, culminating in divorce in 1996 - the same year Andrew's brother Charles split from Diana.

Unlike other divorces on this list, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's relationship has been amicable since the split. The former couple co-parented their daughters into adulthood and is still living under the same roof at Royal Lodge in Windsor. When the Prince was accused of child sexual abuse due to his link to the American convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Sarah Ferguson publicly supported him and said they 'have never really left each other.'

Quickly after having Anne and four other traitors beheaded, the King married Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting. She became Henry VIII's only wife to give birth to his long-awaited son - Prince Edward, born in 1937. However, the euphoria surrounding the Prince's birth was shrouded by Jane's death from infection days later. It took Henry another few months to marry his fourth wife - Anne of Cleves, only to annul the marriage out of dislike of her appearance.

Princess Anne is the second child and only daughter of the Queen and Prince Philip. After meeting lieutenant Mark Phillips in 1968, she walked down the aisle with him in 1973. However, the lack of shared time during their romance led to the couple's extramarital affairs and their separation in 1989. The couple's divorce was finalized in 1992. During their marriage, Princess Anna and Mark Phillips shared two children, Zara Phillips and Peter Phillips (who also features on this list).

Instead, the young Princess would later marry photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a lavish royal ceremony in 1960. Their marriage lasted 18 years until 1978 after Margaret was found to have several extramarital affairs. The couple's divorce marked the first divorce of a royal senior member since Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Next, he would marry his fifth wife - the young Catherine Howard. The King, now in his late 40s, could not satisfy the young Queen. She then went on to have two extramarital affairs with a courtier and a secretary. All three traitors were accused and beheaded in 1542. This was also Henry VIII's last divorce before he passed away five years later

Princess Victoria, who was born in 1836, was famous for her divorce from her own first cousin - which, in modern days, seems grotesque. As a teenager, Victoria fell in love with her first cousin Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia. However, the Duke's religion discouraged marriage, which prompted Victoria to marry another cousin - Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. However, the couple divorced after a 7-year marriage because Ernest was caught sleeping with male servants on several occasions.