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1. www.historyofroyalwomen.com › the-year-of-theThe childlessness of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

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   Aug 14, 2021 · From the Duke’s side, the story goes that he suffered from mumps as a child, which rendered him infertile. Anna Pasternak writes that during his last term at Dartmouth, Edward caught the measles in an outbreak that struck down two-thirds of the cadets, followed by the mumps. A complication of the mumps called orchitis would leave him infertile.

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   Jul 20, 2021 · The book, A King's Story: The Memoirs of HRH the Duke of Windsor, was published in September 1951. The Duke's abdication, which occurred in December 1936, rocked the monarchy and the country to ...

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   When did Edward VIII die?

   • Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. [a]

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   What happened to King Edward VIII on 'the Crown'?

   • Later that month, on May 28, 1972, the former King Edward VIII succumbed to throat cancer. "He died peacefully," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said at the time. In The Crown ’s third season, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor return. The couple's onetime footman, Sidney Johnson, would later tell the New York Times about that night.

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   Did Edward VIII marry Wallis Warfield Simpson?

   • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. 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.

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   Why did Edward VIII abdicate?

   • Edward VIII (later duke of Windsor) announcing his abdication by radio over the BBC, December 11, 1936. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin attempted to impress upon the king the peril to the integrity of the monarchy caused by the private friendship with a divorcée.

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4. www.townandcountrymag.com › society › traditionHow Did the Duke of Windsor Die? - True Story of Edward VIII ...

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   Nov 13, 2022 · Later that month, on May 28, 1972, the former King Edward VIII succumbed to throat cancer. "He died peacefully," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said at the time. In The Crown ’s third season ...

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5. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsThe Abdication of Edward VIII: A Psycho-Historical Explanation

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   Jan 16, 2014 · A psycho-biographical approach, focusing on the unconscious, non-rational dimension of Edward's behavior, suggests that the abdication was a final gesture by which he secured possession of a mother figure whom he was able to please, and so he triumphed symbolically over his father.

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   2 days ago · 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.

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7. theweek.com › 76816 › did-edward-viii-have-anDid Edward VIII have an illegitimate French son? | The Week

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   Sep 21, 2016 · By The Week Staff. published 21 September 2016. A 70-year-old Swiss-Frenchman claims his father was the illegitimate child of Edward, Prince of Wales - later Edward VIII - and a Parisian...

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   Edward was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. He was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, seven weeks after his father succeeded as king.