[C19fan]

I had hoped Prince William would bypass his father, given the rather unpleasant past with his ongoing affair with Camilla whilst he was married to Princess Diana.

That did not stop Edward VII from assuming the throne. He was a notorious womanizer, more akin to Tiger than Charles. Of course back in the Victoria/Edwardian period as long as you were discreet you were left alone and they did not have the tabloid press you have today.

[onyx]

Yes, but he also gave up the throne for the divorced Wallace Simpson. Charles was allowed to marry the divorced Camilla Parker-Bowles.