Did you know that a former British king was hidden away at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in western Paris? The French villa where Edward VIII lived for decades with his American wife, Wallis ...
Edward’s relationship with his mistress-turned-wife Wallis Simpson led to a constitutional crisis that forced him to abdicate in 1936 ...
Following the death of George V in January 1936 royals and aristocrats flocked to Jacques Cartier to invest in jewellery for Edward VIII’s Coronation. But now it can be revealed that the jeweller was ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tippett writes, "It throws new light on how and why he chose to abdicate rather than live without the ...
Seems like yet another royal abdication is on the cards. But this time, it’s not for the British royal family. King Philippe, the monarch of Belgium, recently opened up about when he might renounce ...
A contemporary account of the abdication crisis by Whitehall official Sir Horace Wilson sheds new light on the events of 1936 As the Abdication crisis reached boiling-point in the dying days of 1936, ...
This documentary reveals the extent of the Duke of Windsor’s treachery during WWII. Edward VIII is most famous for his abdication, less than a year after being crowned King, in 1936. But what happened ...
A campaign is under way to save a high street Post Office, one of only a handful to feature the cypher of Edward VIII. The Front Street branch in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, is among 115 to be ...
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