Royal Bachelor Parties: Castrated Stags and Groaning Tables

Prince Charles of Wales

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Prince Charles the night of his stag party before marrying Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.
Prince Philip of Ediburgh

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Nov. 18, 1947 - The future Prince Philip, then Duke of Edinburgh, cavorts with friends at his bachelor party. He and Queen Elizabeth II were married on Nov. 20, 1947.
King George IV

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April 8, 1795 - George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV, married his first cousin, Princess Caroline of Brunswick -- whom King George dubbed, "The vilest wretch this world was ever cursed with," at the Chapel Royal, St. James' Palace. Not a match made in heaven.
King Henry VIII

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King Henry VIII is notorious for having six wives, two beheaded when he was denied divorce by the Pope, prompting him to start his own church. Clearly, a man this big needs a lot of love.

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