There was no precedent in this case, but this was the most comfortable recourse in 2005 made by the Palace Courtiers in order for Prince Charles to marry Camilla without sacrificing the throne. That case already cost King Edward VIII's Kingship (Charles's great uncle) in December 1936. After the brewing issue of divorce and morality, Edward, who was known to his family as David, made an unforgettable voluntary abdication to marry Wallis Simpson, the twice divorce American woman who was dismissively called by the King's mother Queen Mary as “Edward's unholy lover”.
Divorce in the royal circle was such a sacrilege during those times that no divorce people allowed to join the royal court. Mrs. Simpson did not accomplish all the requirements of an ideal Queen Consort. According to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin: “For a Kingdom who valued mystique and tradition, it is unthinkable to call a woman, who has two living husbands, a “fairy tale Queen”. Edward was created Duke of Windsor by his brother and successor King George VI and forced to live in exile with Mrs. Simpson in the US (later in France where he died in 1972 from throat cancer). They were ostracized from the British court forever.
Camilla and Wallis provided the saga of disenchantments, pushing the throne down to the mud when they created controversies as mistresses of the potential Kings. The scandalous relationship eroded public fascinations about royals. Now, the British monarchy needed somebody who could rescue the throne from sinking, somebody who could revitalize the crown and bring back the luster they'd lost. Prince William can fulfill this. The eldest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana seems got all what a fairytale is looking for: a dashing appeal and a magnet to the public. The magic of his mother unfolded to him like a giant halo. The only precautions he would take is to avoid the marriage disaster his parents gone through.
But can William really save the throne? He is currently involved to Kate Middleton, a commoner with no aristocratic background and with no specific direction in life where she is heading other than tailing Prince William and waiting when he will be available. Her family background did not even suit well in the class system of the British society, unheard for any Future Queen Consort. She lacked all the requirements of a potential royal bride. Her only legacy so far is to splash herself into the public eye either heavily drunk or had just gone into a wild night out, which is inconceivable for a Queen Consort. But whether she will be accepted into the Royal household remains a mystery. Some reports had it that Buckingham Palace at the moment did not think Ms. Middleton as William's potential bride.
The question left now is: Will the future Prince of Wales follows the standard of the royal family in selecting a wife? or by his own heart?...
Prince William's story has just began.
