Akita really can't catch a break with all the verbal and physical abuse he gets.
God knows what will happen to his mind should he ever meet a completely normal girl
By abdication crisis,they probably refer to Edward VIII abdication crisis in 1936 where instead of being a classical king, he kept dicking around with Wallis Simpson, a married woman. Long story short, there was a huge mess about whether they could marry or not and Edward eventually abdicated...