On June 3, 1937, the Duke of Windsor, Prince Edward married American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson, for whom he had abdicated the British throne. (National Archives)It has been formally announced this 27th day of November in the year 2017 that a British royal — Prince Henry of Wales (known to drinking buddies as Prince Harry) — is marrying an American divorcée. The last time this happened — in 1936 when King Edward VIII decided to wed American socialite Wallis Simpson — it triggered a crisis inside Windsor Castle. It goes roughly like this: King Edward falls into forbidden love. King Edward abdicates.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2017 19:17 UTC