But it was nothing compared to King Charles's great-uncle Edward VIII's choice to abdicate the throne to marry another American divorcee - Wallis Simpson. The move clashed with his ...

Colourised: King George VI Proclaimed & King Edward VIII's Abdication Speech (1936) [British Pathé] On the surface, the reason was clear: The monarch wanted to marry Simpson, a desire that ...

On 11 December 1936 the former King Edward VIII spoke to a stunned nation and announced that he had abdicated the throne in favour of his brother, so as to be free to marry the woman he loved ...

Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Hulton Archive/Getty Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe ...

LONDON, Dec. 10, 1936 (UP) - Edward VIII, thirty-eighth King of England, abdicated today for love of an American woman. He informed a stunned Parliament that he preferred to abandon his crown ...

Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson — casting ...

Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson — casting the ...

The legend of King Edward VIII and his abdication has filled a thousand books and inspired countless films, TV documentaries and stage plays. But the story of how Wallis Simpson cheated on Britain ...

From Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson to Princess Mafalda of Italy, many royal houses are still grappling with ...

After the death of his father, George V, on January 20, 1936, Edward VIII became the King of England at 42 years old, but shockingly announced his decision less than a year later to abdicate the ...