A Turkish heiress, a dodgy accountant, a disgraced prince and two seemingly innocent princesses enmeshed in the whole murky mess.
Welcome to the latest scandal to strike the beleaguered House of Windsor, where barely a week goes by without drama.
Queen Elizabeth is the person the public usually feels sorry for when trouble comes barrelling in – and for good reason. The aging monarch has borne plenty of hardship and embarrassment on her tiny 95-year-old shoulders.