4. Alexander Zoubkoff ruined Queen Victoria’s granddaughter
Princess Victoria of Prussia was the sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Queen Victoria’s granddaughter. Her first marriage was an arranged one with a German Prince, Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe. However, when her husband died, Victoria was determined to marry for love. Then she met a Russian waiter and dancer called Alexander Zoubkoff. Victoria embarked on an affair with him and in November 1927, the couple married, despite her family’s disapproval. Victoria was 62 and Alexander was 27. Unsurprisingly, there was no happily ever after for the princess. In November 1929, Victoria served her toyboy lover divorce papers after he left her for a barmaid — having cleaned her out financially.