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A quick note about our show.

We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your boring high school history class, so some details and scenes are dramatized.

And the Royal heads up to you listeners out there, We'll be exposing all kinds of family jewels today.

I love a good coin purse.

I know you do. That plus swearing, infighting, and a little bit of incest. Please be advised.

Hey, Brooke.

Hey, Erescia.

So when I say bad royal marriage, who comes to mind?

Literally anyone who's ever been married and royal, but I guess mostly.

I'm sure Princess Diana and Charles is the main one.

Yeah, good guess.

Yeah, totally see where your head's at.

But this week, we're going to talk about what may be the worst royal marriage of all time.

Okay.

And it's not Diana and Charles.

It's a story that involves catfishing, fake pregnancies, and a hangover to end all hangovers.

It's also about a couple whose hatred for each other leads to a war that snowballs into a literal tabloid circus.

Eventually, it leads to a trial about sexual double standards, with the whole world sitting on the edge of

their seats to see how it will all play out. Me included.

Hanging points. It's as simple as it's what you can do with them that counts.

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