Whether you love them or hate them, the royal family will always be a favorite topic to discuss, thanks to their glamorous and often complicated lives. Not a lot of people can get up close and personal with an actual monarch, which is why a vast majority often become obsessed with them!

Much like a soap opera, the Windsors have their own fair share of drama. For instance, who would have thought that someone like Prince William or Prince Harry actually has a stepsister? She is Laura Lopes, and while she’s not exactly a big secret in the family, there’s a compelling reason why she stays away from the limelight.

It Began with a Mistake

Like many fairy tales, it began with a prince and princess who got together hoping to have a happily ever after. But in this scenario, it was Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, and theirs was far from a storybook romance.

After tying the knot in a lavish royal ceremony in 1981, everyone thought they were the perfect couple; however, Prince Charles’ heart was somewhere else, and it became the eventual downfall of his relationship with Diana. As it turns out, he only pursued the blonde beauty to honor his duty to his family of finding the ideal future queen of England who would one day rule beside him.