Top 10 Savage Royal Family Moments

MsMojo

From sharp-tongued comebacks to explosive interviews, the House of Windsor has delivered some truly unforgettable moments of sass and scandal. Join us as we explore the most jaw-dropping instances where royals broke protocol, spoke their minds, and showed their feisty side. From the Queen's witty remarks to groundbreaking tell-alls.

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00:00I don't think that we can ever have peace with my family unless the truth is out there.

00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, where we'll be counting down the sassiest exchanges from the House of Windsor.

00:12Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.

00:18Number 10. Grumpy World Leaders

00:20President Biden and the First Lady will be meeting Queen Elizabeth this month.

00:24The face-to-face encounter is expected to take place in the UK following the G7 Summit.

00:30The late Queen Elizabeth II lived to the grand age of 96, making her reign one of the most impressive in global history.

00:38In 2021, despite being in her 90s, she was still as sharp-tongued as ever.

00:45This was proven at the G7 Summit, held at the Eden Project in Cornwall.

00:49It's been revealed that senior members of the royal family, including the Queen, will arrive here this evening to meet with G7 leaders.

00:57Her Majesty was joined by a variety of world leaders, including Joe Biden and Boris Johnson.

01:03At one point, she sensed a hint of negativity in the air.

01:07This prompted her to remark.

01:09Are you supposed to be looking as if you're enjoying it?

01:11Yes, definitely.

01:13No one except the Queen could be that sassy towards the world's most powerful people.

01:20Number 9. Seen to be believed

01:22Privacy is one of the few privileges these monarchs don't have.

01:26Their job is to serve their country, which involves constantly appearing at events all over Britain and the globe.

01:32They are the most talked-off family in the world.

01:36But for today, the King is simply the happy father, photographing the little princesses for his personal motion picture library.

01:43It's something monarchs have done for centuries, long before Elizabeth I, let alone the second.

01:49This is an aspect of Elizabeth II's job she took very seriously.

01:55She took it so seriously, she would famously say,

01:58I have to be seen to be believed.

02:00I told you it had to be upside down for the press.

02:02They can say, I don't know, I don't matter.

02:06In a digital world, her instance on keeping a physical presence has a no-nonsense edge to it.

02:12It's like saying she doesn't need theatrics.

02:15Her visibility is more than enough to reinforce her authority.

02:19I think I might just put a knife in it.

02:21Number 8. Can't wait to be king.

02:23Prince George is one of the newest royals born to William and Kate in 2013.

02:28He's still a long way from adulthood, and by extension, being a king.

02:33Regardless of that fact, he doesn't shy away from asserting his authority.

02:38And Prince George did so with enthusiasm.

02:41Not for him, the dignified royal wave.

02:44His parents have informed him of his royal lineage,

02:47something he's used to elicit respect from his classmates.

02:50Prince George apparently tells his classmates,

02:53My dad will be king, so you better watch out.

02:56Most kids brag about their parents' strength or wealth,

02:59but George can one-up them all by dropping the monarchy bomb.

03:03Introduction to the school for you today.

03:05It's a pleasure to have you with us.

03:07Come on up.

03:08All right.

03:08Come on through.

03:10Number 7.

03:11Argument with the Queen Mother.

03:13The Queen Mother was quite the sassy character herself,

03:16which is probably where Elizabeth II inherited her wit.

03:19She also lived an exceptionally long life, dying at the grand age of 101.

03:25There are many examples of hilarious interactions between the two.

03:29Do you know that I haven't watched from a pair of monoculars for ages?

03:33One comes from when the pair attended a show in the West End.

03:36It seems they were having a minor argument,

03:39prompting the Queen Mother to ask her daughter,

03:42Who do you think you are?

03:43Elizabeth II responded,

03:45The Queen, Mummy.

03:46The Queen.

03:47Poor you tears.

03:49Oh dear.

03:49I always watch on the television.

03:51It's the emotion.

03:52No, no, I watch on the television.

03:54No, Mummy, if you look into the wind like that.

03:56Her mother's response is undocumented,

03:58but we're certain she had no chance of retaliating against it.

04:03Number 6.

04:04Princess Anne and the Photographers.

04:06They were almost pretending they weren't there,

04:08so engaging them in conversation was always quite,

04:10they were always looking,

04:11I'm not really here,

04:12you know,

04:13I don't really want to talk to anyone.

04:14One of the royals who takes the least nonsense is Princess Anne,

04:18King Charles III's only sister.

04:21In her younger years,

04:22she was a talented horse rider,

04:24so skilled that she competed at the 1976 Olympic Games.

04:28The first Royal Olympian.

04:30It is probably the most dangerous sport on the planet.

04:34Her career wasn't mistake-free, however.

04:36In 1982, she accidentally fell off her horse.

04:40At the time,

04:40journalists reported that she'd told them all to naff off afterward.

04:45Later, reports revealed the reporters had fabricated the naff part.

04:49She'd actually said something a lot ruder,

04:51but not family-friendly enough for tabloid's news articles.

04:55It makes sense,

04:56since naff is pretty tame for a woman as savage as Anne.

05:01Yes, well, I can see four anyway.

05:03Okay, very well.

05:03Actually, you don't need me,

05:04you know what I look like.

05:06Number five.

05:08Kathy's Clown.

05:09The American rock duo,

05:10the Everly Brothers,

05:11was remarkably successful in the 50s and 60s,

05:14so much so that even the Queen started listening to their tracks.

05:18Unlike artists such as Abba,

05:20Fred Astaire,

05:20and Vera Lynn,

05:22Her Majesty wasn't fond of what she heard.

05:24It's safe to assume she hated them,

05:26since she believed their hit single,

05:28Kathy's Clown,

05:29sounded like two cats being strangled.

05:32I die each time

05:35I hear this sound

05:38That didn't stop the track from becoming their best-selling single.

05:43A band who loved it were the Beatles,

05:45who fascinatingly once considered calling themselves

05:47the Foreverly Brothers,

05:49a much less catchy name.

05:51That's Kathy's Clown.

05:54Number four.

05:55Driving King Abdullah.

05:57In Saudi Arabia,

05:58women were banned from driving until 2018,

06:01a phenomenally late year to enact basic law.

06:04It will change my life,

06:05it will change my family.

06:06It's freedom.

06:07Yeah, it's freedom, yeah.

06:08In 1998,

06:10Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia went on a state visit to Balmoral,

06:14a Scottish royal estate.

06:16After a spot of lunch,

06:17the Queen asked if Abdullah would join her for a drive.

06:21He was frightened when Her Majesty sat behind the wheel,

06:24then got even more scared when she started zooming through the estate,

06:28talking the whole time.

06:30The Prince was so terrified,

06:31he begged her to slow down.

06:32In my grandmother's day,

06:34there would never have been any ivy anywhere.

06:36Her driving skill is hardly surprising,

06:38since she was a trained mechanic and truck driver in the Second World War.

06:43Number three.

06:44Harry's memoir,

06:45Spare.

06:46One of the most divisive royals is undoubtedly Prince Harry.

06:50As King Charles III's younger child,

06:52it's unlikely he'll ever take the throne,

06:54which makes him feel like a spare.

06:56This became the title of his 2023 memoir,

07:00released after his exit from royal duties.

07:02Then the release of Prince Harry's autobiography,

07:05Spare,

07:05has just about destroyed all hope.

07:08It's one of the most personal critiques of the family ever published.

07:12Written by Harry himself,

07:13the traditional royal code is never complain,

07:16never explain.

07:17But by publishing Spare,

07:19he shattered the code.

07:20Of course,

07:21some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book.

07:24Of course,

07:24they will never forgive me for lots of things.

07:27It's painted the royal family as being emotionally cold,

07:30manipulative,

07:31and image-obsessed.

07:32It includes tons of savage moments,

07:34like calling Camilla an evil stepmother,

07:37and his brawl with William.

07:39Prince Harry writes about a fight he had with his brother in 2019 over Meghan Markle,

07:44a fight that he says turned physical

07:46when his brother grabbed him by the collar and pushed him to the floor.

07:50Number two.

07:51Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview.

07:53In 2021,

07:54the controversial royal couple was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey

07:58in a monumental television special.

08:00The most important question to be answered here

08:03at the end of this show will be,

08:07why did they leave?

08:09It was a direct takedown of the monarchy's image,

08:12which had some humongous allegations.

08:15For instance,

08:16they accused the family of racism regarding their children's skin tone.

08:19Meghan also revealed she felt isolated from the family,

08:22which took a huge toll on her mental health.

08:24I'm not going to live my life in fear.

08:27You know,

08:28I think so much of it is said with an understanding of just truth.

08:34Millions took their side,

08:36sympathetic to their struggles.

08:37Others were outraged,

08:39saying there were liars who were being excessively dramatic.

08:42Did you want,

08:43were you trying to have it both ways?

08:44You wanted to step back,

08:46but also keep your foot in royal business,

08:51it seems.

08:51A year later,

08:52the pair released a Netflix documentary,

08:54which was similarly controversial.

08:56It also strengthened their opponent's arguments,

08:59who thought they weren't interested in a quiet life.

09:02And I guess because I was so exhausted,

09:04I was just really grateful that someone seemed to ask me something,

09:09like I was a human being.

09:10Before we unveil our top pick,

09:12here are a few honourable mentions.

09:14Poisonous lilies.

09:16Elizabeth II jokes to a gardener about being poisoned by gifted lilies.

09:20There's no way.

09:24Gentle.

09:26Eric Clapton sass.

09:28Elizabeth II asked Clapton a rather condescending question.

09:32Football Quip

09:40Her Majesty Once Called Footballers Prima Donnas

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10:03Number 1.

10:05Diana s Panorama Interview

10:07When no one listens to you,

10:09or you feel no one s listening to you,

10:11all sorts of things start to happen.

10:12Long before Megxit,

10:14Diana was the first royal to publicly expose issues within the family in 1995.

10:19It shocked the world,

10:20breaking numerous unspoken royal rules.

10:23She spoke openly about dark topics like her depression,

10:26her marriage s infidelities,

10:28and her bulimia.

10:29Is that true?

10:30Yes, I did.

10:31I had bulimia for a number of years.

10:34Diana even questioned whether Charles was fit for the job of king.

10:37I would think that the top job, as I call it,

10:41would bring enormous limitations to him,

10:44and I don't know whether he could adapt to that.

10:46Soon after, the Queen ordered a divorce between the couple.

10:50Public opinion of the monarch changed forever,

10:52with people largely taking Diana's side.

10:54The press turned Diana into the people's princess,

10:57portraying her as a woman wronged.

10:59That's why it's easily the most savage moment,

11:02and sent shockwaves across the globe.

11:04Why is she strong?

11:05Where does she get it from?

11:06Where is she taking it?

11:08Where is she going to use it?

11:10Why do the public still support her?

11:12Were there any scathing quips we forgot to mention?

11:15Let us know in the comments below.

11:17Is that all?

11:19Well, obviously, I had knowledge of it.

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