Royal rumble: The soap-operatic affairs of Britain's monarchy

In photo from June 26, 2018, (from left) Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth pose for a picture. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - As Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle create a stir by giving up their roles as senior royals, The Sunday Times looks at the soap-operatic affairs of Britain's monarchy.

There would have been no Queen Elizabeth II - the current and longest-reigning monarch in British history - without Edward VIII abdicating his throne for a woman.

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