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The original royal who abandoned Britain to marry an American divorcee: Long before Megxit, on this day in 1936 the abdication of Edward VIII shook the country to its core ...
But it was nothing compared to King Charles's great-uncle Edward VIII's choice to abdicate the throne to marry another American divorcee - Wallis Simpson. The move clashed with his ...
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When a British King Stunned the Royal Family by Abdicating the Throne to Marry a Divorced American Socialite
Scandal dogged Edward VIII, a suspected Nazi sympathizer, even after he relinquished his crown to marry Wallis Simpson, the woman he loved Eli Wizevich History Correspondent Edward VIII abdicated ...
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Edward VIII
Edward VIII at the microphone at Windsor Castle telling an astonished nation of his decision to abdicate the British throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson, in 1936. The page will automatically ...
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What happened when Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor told all in a bombshell interview?
Although George VI granted his older brother the style of Royal Highness ... 1863 – and the royal jewels would sparkle less without her On the anniversary of Edward VIII's abdication, revisit the King ...
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Edward VIII Abdication speech
On 11 December 1936 the former King Edward VIII spoke to a stunned nation and announced that he had abdicated the throne in favour of his brother, so as to be free to marry the woman he loved ...