Know the world's top 10 royal scandals

New Delhi: The age of monarchy across the world is almost over, but there are royals who have been found to be involved in scandalous controversies. Prominent among the royals involved in unsavoury controversies are those of the British throne, and of the royalties of Monaco, Spain, Belgium and Sweden. Here is a compilation of the world's top 10 royal scandals in recent years:1. King Juan Carlos of Spain King Juan Carlos of Spain was found to have gone on a secret hunting trip to the African nation Botswana in April 2012 to hunt wild elephants.The news would have remained a secret but for a leak which said the King was injured in a fall in Botswana.Later, it was reported that the King had indeed gone on a hunting trip, even though he was honorary president of the Worldwide Fund for Nature, Spanish branch.The King had to issue an apology for his unbecoming conduct. 2. King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden The Swedish king, 64, had visited nightclubs and had an extramarital affair during the Nineties, a biography by three journalists Thomas Sjoeberg, Deanne Rauscher and Tove Meyer revealed. In 2010, the king had to issue an appeal to journalists to leave him in peace, while admitting that the events took place "far back in time". 3. Prince Harry of Britain Prince Harry was videotaped nude while playing strip pool in Las Vegas in August, 2012.These pics were flashed in a French magazine, and the British media, normally conscious about not offending the monarchy, put up a defence for its prince. Prince Harry was also involved in trouble for excessive drinking, smoking marijuana, cheating in exams and wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party. The palace maintained a studious silence. 4. Prince Albert II of Monaco The Prince of Monaco publicly confessed in 2005 that he had an illegitimate son with a former flight attendant from Togo, and fathered a daughter out of wedlock in 1992. A long-time bachelor, Prince Albert II had a strong of illicit affairs, culminating in his wedding to Princess Charlene in July 2011.5. Britain's Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson The Duchess of York was shown in British tabloids with her lover sucking on her toes during a vacation, days before she was divorced from Prince Andrew.She was also caught on tape in May 2010 accepting a bribe from an undercover reporter for giving his access to Prince Andrew. Sarah Ferguson has been constantly in an out of troubles. 6. Spain's Duke of Palma Inaki Urdangarin He is the husband of Spain's Princess Cristina and has been accused of misusing public funds allocated for sports and tourism events, while as chairman of a non-profit foundation. He is the son-in-law of King Juan Carlos of Spain. He was removed from all official functions relating to the Spanish royal family since December 2011. 7. King Albert II of Belgium A biography of Belgian Queen Paola in 1999 revealed that King Albert II had a 31-year-old illegitimate daughter.This was described as "malevolent gossip" by the palance, but the Belgian media was focussed more on the intrusion into the royal family's privacy rather than on the King's alleged infidelity.8. Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana No such list is complete without mention of Princess Diana and Prince Charles.Diana, who had fairytale wedding with Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, separated from her husband, after she learnt of Charles' infatuation with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom he eventually married after Diana's unfortunate death in a car mishap.Diana had affairs with her alleged lover James Gilbey who called her Squidgy, and with James Hewitt, her former riding instructor.At the time of her death, she was involved with Dodi Al Fayed, son of a billionaire. Both of them perished in the car mishap. 9. Prince Haakon of Norway Norway's Crown Prince Haakon married Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby in August 2001.There were media reports that Hoiby had a child out of wedlock with a convicted drug dealer.Before her wedding, she addressed the nation to confess that she had two children, and repented for her "youthful indiscretions". 10. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden The Swedish prince left his longtime girlfriend, who was a PR executive, and dated bikini model Sofia Hellqvist.There was widespread criticism in Swedish media over his affairs.