American socialite Bessie Wallis, divorced her second husband to marry Edward the Prince of Whales five years after his accession as King of the United Kingdom. Her twice-divorced status and two living ex-husbands caused a constitutional crisis. The former king abdicated his throne to his brother, King George VI so he could marry the woman he loved. They were then known as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, but Bessie was never allowed to be addressed as your Royal Highness as he was.
