King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, causing a royal scandal and altering the monarchy forever. Nearly a century later, Prince Harry and ...

Senior Palace courtier Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles told prime minister Stanley Baldwin in private that it would be the 'best thing' if his boss, the future King Edward VIII, were to 'break his neck'.

For 300 years this wasn't a problem, until the precious Edward became the King following the death of his father George V in January 1936. Unfortunately, George was a left-facing king ...

King Edward VIII caused a constitutional crisis in 1936 when the newly-crowned monarch made clear his intention to marry Wallis Simpson. But why exactly was Wallis a controversial pick for Edward ...

On 11 December 1936, unable to reconcile his desire for US divorcée Wallis Simpson with his role as King, Edward VIII made the shocking decision to abdicate the throne, bringing an end to a ...

It is, for the first time, Edward's story." Per the publisher, Once a King "reproduces this uncrowned King's previously unseen writing, including much that he could or would not write for ...

King Charles already surpassed the reign of his great-uncle King Edward VIII. King Charles immediately acceded his mother as monarch following her death on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96. While he has ...

King Charles already surpassed the reign of his great-uncle King Edward VIII. This week, Charles officially eclipsed the reign length of his great-uncle Edward. Queen Elizabeth’s uncle was on ...

Edward VIII’s coronation was due to take place on May 12 1937 – but never happened. He abdicated five months beforehand over his love for American divorcee Wallis Simpson and was never crowned. He is ...

A rare batch of beer brewed to mark the ill-fated coronation of King Edward VIII is to be auctioned for charity - after being lost in storage for decades. The bottles of beer, originally made to ...

King Edward VIII wanted to give his wife, Wallis Simpson, the HRH title He requested his niece, Queen Elizabeth, to give the HRH title to Wallis, but she said, "No" A former archbishop said the ...