In the fairytale, Cinderella lives happily ever after with her beloved prince; in reality however, this is not always the blissful case. Unfortunately, not all of the following stories can claim a happy ending. Let's take a look!

Here, China.org.cn presents to you ten beautiful princesses who all came from non-royal backgrounds, but found and married their very own Prince Charming.

   Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau

Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau gave up his right to the Dutch throne to marry Wisse-Smit, an act that embodied the phrase "love conquers all." It turned out that the bride-to-be had once had an affair with an infamous Dutch underworld figure and thus the marriage created controversy in the Netherlands.