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He is the king who gave up his throne for love but Edward VIII had many actual titles in his tumultuous lifetime.
Constructed in the 1820s, Fort Belvedere was originally called Shrubs Hill Tower. It was designed by English architect Jeffry ...
Royals from around the world have stepped back from duties or given up their titles or the throne, be it for love, scandal or ...
The elegance of the Edwardian age, from classical painting to dazzling tiaras and Fabergé figurines, is on view at Buckingham ...
Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 and Queen Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, became the reigning monarch. Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson married in France in June 1937 with no royal ...
Senior Palace courtier Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles told prime minister Stanley Baldwin in 1927 that it would be the 'best thing' if his boss, the future King Edward VIII, were to 'break his neck'.
It is well-known that MI5 had a difficult relationship with Edward VIII. They had bugged both his telephone and the Duke of York's at the height of the abdication crisis and had followed Mrs Simpson.
King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 after less than a year in order to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson — “the woman he loved”. But this was opposed by the British public, the Royal ...