His younger brother, Albert, Duke of York – Queen Elizabeth II’s father – became King George VI and made Edward Duke of Windsor. Wallis became the Duchess of Windsor, but was denied the style ‘Her Royal Highness’ (HRH) — a lifelong sore point for both of them.

Edward’s relationship with his mistress-turned-wife Wallis Simpson led to a constitutional crisis that forced him to abdicate in 1936

Princess Anne is said to be "fed up" with her younger brother, Prince Andrew, following the latest revelations about his close relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein- revelations that have now forced him to renounce his dukedom.

The abdication set the monarchy on a new course. Edward’s younger brother took the throne as King George VI. He was succeeded by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, and after her

That's been evident with the disgrace of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who was stripped of his princely title and his spacious home by his brother King Charles on Thursday. It is a banishment that has left the disgraced royal increasingly exposed to political and legal scrutiny over his finances and his friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Louis could one day become the Duke of York after his great-uncle Prince Andrew formally surrendered the title amid ongoing fallout from his ties to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

A fortnight ago, he was Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.