STICKY SOVEREIGN SITUATIONS

“Megxit” is the latest in a long list of family crises the Queen has had to deal with. Here are some of the toughest situations she’s faced in her 93 years.

ABDICATION OF KING EDWARD VIII

Elizabeth was never meant to be the monarch, but when her uncle gave up the throne to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson, her whole future changed. Suddenly her father, George VI, a shy naval officer with a bad stutter, was the new king and the 10-year-old princess had to prepare