His body was returned to Britain, where it lay in state at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel before his funeral. Wallis ...
In January 1936, King George V died and his son Edward, Prince of Wales, became King. Just 11 months later, before his Coronation had even taken place, Edward renounced the throne due to his ...
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king ...
The first official Prince of Wales, the infant future King Edward II, was born in Caernarfon Castle, and in 1911 the future Edward VIII was invested in the castle when he became Prince of Wales.
With King Charles III and Kate, Princess of Wales, receiving cancer treatments ... crisis it has faced since the abdication" of King Edward VIII in 1936. "For the simple fact, the absence of ...
Prince Philip had a seemingly spiteful nickname ... Simpson, a US divorcée, married Edward VIII in 1937 after he abdicated the British throne in a cloud of controversy. Philip thought it ...
The first official Prince of Wales, the infant future King Edward II, was born in Caernarfon Castle, and in 1911 the future Edward VIII was invested in the castle when he became Prince of Wales.
Edward VIII was the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary and was born on 23rd June 1894. In 1910 he was created Prince of Wales. Educated at the Royal Naval College and Magdalen College Oxford ...