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Edward VIII

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 22:03 UTC

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45 hours ago

How the hasty planning of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson's calamitous wedding made it so miserable - marked by the 'sad' looks in the wedding photos

found 2025 › Jun › 03 (Tue) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Throughout British history, royal weddings have been extravagant affairs full of pomp and grandeur, but there has been one major exception to this tradition.

20 days ago

What SHOCKING event led Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini to send letters of 'congratulation' to King Edward VIII? New Mail podcast launches delving into the dark history of Royal assassination attempts

found 2025 › May › 15 (Thu) @ 06:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Edward VIII was the survivor of a lesser-known assassination attempt that would see the monarch receive messages of congratulation from dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

23 days ago

King George's overwhelming realisation following Edward VIII's departure - which got him sobbing on his mother's shoulder for an hour

found 2025 › May › 12 (Mon) @ 06:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

It was meant to be a day of joy and celebration. A day when the House of Windsor would rise, phoenix-like, out of the ashes of the Abdication. Instead it was a day fraught with fear.

41 days ago

The shocking reason Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII spent WW2 exiled in the Bahamas

found 2025 › Apr › 24 (Thu) @ 07:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Today marks 39 years since Wallis Simpson, the woman who became Duchess of Windsor after King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry her, died at the age of 89.

54 days ago

Why royal jeweller Cartier 'was the first to know King Edward VIII would abdicate'

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 02:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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.

67 days ago

The British Royal Hitler named as the 'most dangerous woman in Europe'

found 2025 › Mar › 29 (Sat) @ 08:31 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

She is often credited for holding up the monarchy through various crises, including the abdication of King Edward VIII and the bombing of Buckingham Palace during World War II.

3 months ago

Golfer thrown out of her Royal club 'for cheating in a tournament' sues for more than £37,000 over claims of race discrimination

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 12:14 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Insolvency practitioner Rina Rohilla wants more than £37,000 from the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club - once captained by King Edward VIII - after it terminated her membership in 2019.

4 months ago

Joan Collins to play Wallis Simpson in new biopic

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 15:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International

Star says she looks forward to playing the last days of ‘this iconic woman’ for whom Edward VIII abdicated the throne

Joan Collins is to play Wallis Simpson in a new biopic focusing on the US socialit…

5 months ago

George VI was born 129 years ago today: The timid prince who, having grown up in the shadow of his older brother, overcame a debilitating stammer to become a symbol of strength in the face of war after the abdication of Edward VIII

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 10:51 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

His birthday fell on the 34th anniversary of the death of his great-grandfather Prince Albert. Known as Bertie, the timid prince grew up as a spare to his brother, who would become Edward VIII.

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