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May 24, 2024 · Edward VIII, prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to voluntarily resign the crown.
May 14, 2024 · After meeting and befriending the man who would come to define her legacy — Prince Edward, heir to the British throne — her marriage to Ernest took the backseat. What followed was a love triangle that led to a constitutional crisis for the U.K. and a second divorce on Simpson's record.
2 days ago · The Duke of Windsor tied the knot with American divorcee Wallis Simpson on June 3, 1937 - less than a month after his brother George VI was crowned in his place at Westminster Abbey.
May 28, 2024 · Wallis Simpson (born June 19, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 24, 1986, Paris, France) was an American socialite who became the wife of Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (Edward VIII), after the latter had abdicated the British throne in order to marry her.
6 days ago · Since their 1999 wedding, British royals Prince Edward and Duchess Sophia have taken on many royal duties. Here's a complete timeline of their relationship, from meeting to becoming parents.
May 10, 2024 · Born on 9 October 1935, Prince Edward is the current Duke of Kent, inheriting the Dukedom at the age of six following the death of his father in a plane crash. Edward has been stepping away...
2 days ago · On June 3, 1937, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (known as David) married Wallis Simpson at the Château de Candé in Monts, France, a 16th-century castle owned by Charles Bedaux, a French-born, naturalized American industrial millionaire.
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