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Dec 11, 2023 · On 11 December 1936, King Edward VIII decided to abdicate the throne for love. In these clips, hear his broadcast, and a later bombshell interview reflecting on the affair.
Oct 27, 2023 · It is one of the most dramatic moments in British monarchical history - the abdication of Edward VIII. A scandal, a grand romance or a travesty of the time’s public mores obliterating private happiness; Edward’s relinquishment of the throne for Wallis Simpson has - even 87 years later - never failed to capture our collective ...
Jul 28, 2024 · For other uses, see Edward Tudor (disambiguation). ( more ...) Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine.
Oct 13, 2023 · Edward VIII’s secret memoir shows him as you’ve never seen him before: ‘He was the hardest working Royal’ Trove of never-before-seen papers shed fresh light on the maligned Duke of Windsor ...
Oct 30, 2023 · King Edward VIII's "Lost" Memoir Draws on His Private Notes. Decades before Prince Harry wrote a memoir, the Duke of Windsor published one. Now, a new version of that memoir—complete with his...
May 2, 2024 · And on 10 December 1936, King Edward VIII, accompanied by his three brothers, attended Fort Belvedere where the Act of Abdication was signed by all four parties.
Jun 15, 2024 · Wallis Simpson, American socialite who became the wife of Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (Edward VIII), after the latter had abdicated the British throne in 1936 in order to marry her, since—as a woman twice divorced—she was socially and politically unacceptable as a prospective British queen.
Oct 27, 2023 · The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII is a candid two-tier drama, crafted in the bosom of the ex-King’s luxury French abode, La Croë, and peppered with Charles’s private observations and diary...
May 10, 2024 · BBC Director General Sir John Reith introduces 'His Royal Highness, Prince Edward', who had discharged his final duties as King and Emperor a few hours before. The prince declares his allegiance...
May 7, 2024 · Edward VIII speaks to the Empire for the first time as the new King, paying tribute to his late father, King George V. This was the first occasion on which a monarch had used radio to address...
