The Letter Leak
Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s relationship and later divorce were covered heavily by the tabloids, and are still remembered to this day. The scandal surrounding Queen Elizabeth’s daughter, Princess Anne, has been largely forgotten. Anne fell in love with Captain Timothy Laurence, a royal officer who took care of the royal family’s horses. The problem? Well, she was already married.
The affair between Anne and Timothy was leaked when Anne’s love letters to Timothy were stolen from her private residence. There was a huge crisis within the British monarchy about how to deal with it, and Anne eventually got a divorce and married Timothy. Strangely enough, the stolen letters were never actually published and are said to have been pretty tame, all things considered.