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Following the announcement by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II of her plans to relinquish the throne, AFP looks at other memorable abdications over the past century.

King Edward VIII sacrificed his throne and Queen Elizabeth's sister Margaret gave up her one true love, but for Prince Harry marrying a divorcee is no longer a bar to being a royal or following his heart.

Buckingham Palace has criticised the Sun newspaper for publishing footage of the Queen giving the Nazi salute as a child. The palace said that the paper had exploited footage that appeared to have come from the monarch's personal archives.

Three generations of future British kings will gather today for the low-key christening of Prince George, the son of Prince William and his wife Catherine.

Queen of Pop Madonna's daughter Lourdes was set to make an appearance in her mother's movie W.E. but the singer cut her out of the final edit.

Pop diva Madonna says she is a big fan of Duchess Catherine's elegant but still fun dressing style.

Following the announcement by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II of her plans to relinquish the throne, AFP looks at other memorable abdications over the past century.

King Edward VIII sacrificed his throne and Queen Elizabeth's sister Margaret gave up her one true love, but for Prince Harry marrying a divorcee is no longer a bar to being a royal or following his heart.

Buckingham Palace has criticised the Sun newspaper for publishing footage of the Queen giving the Nazi salute as a child. The palace said that the paper had exploited footage that appeared to have come from the monarch's personal archives.

Three generations of future British kings will gather today for the low-key christening of Prince George, the son of Prince William and his wife Catherine.

Queen of Pop Madonna's daughter Lourdes was set to make an appearance in her mother's movie W.E. but the singer cut her out of the final edit.

Pop diva Madonna says she is a big fan of Duchess Catherine's elegant but still fun dressing style.