The legend of King Edward VIII and his abdication has filled a thousand books and inspired countless films, TV documentaries and stage plays. But the story of how Wallis Simpson cheated on Britain ...

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 ...

Thirty-three of Queen Mary’s photo albums currently being conserved document official engagements, royal tours and private ...

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 ...

Carey Mulligan, Stephen Fry and members of King Charles’ medical team made the cut for the King’s 2025 New Year Honors list — ...

Worldcrunch Edward VIII Abdicates — This Happened: December 11 Posted: December 11, 2024 | Last updated: December 15, 2024 After the death of his father, George V, on January 20, 1936, Edward ...

He was born into royal privilege, yet King Edward VIII’s reign ended in absolute infamy. Although he’s gone down in history as the man who sacrificed everything for love, the true story of his ...

On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI. Edward’s ...

It had caused quite the scandal when the then-King Edward VIII made known his desire to marry an American socialite and – yet more significantly – a divorcée, which was then regarded as incompatible ...

without the help and support of the woman I love," King Edward VIII said in a shock speech that prompted Princess Elizabeth's eventual accession Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE ...

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 ...