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Many royal family members, like Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Edward, served in the military.
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. But now it can be revealed that the ...
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. She played a notorious role in ...
Upon the death of King George, Prince Edward immediately became King Edward VIII. As king, Edward VIII was Supreme Governor of the Church of England, which at the time did not allow the remarriage ...
The wife of the former king, Edward VIII, spent her final years as a “prisoner” in her “slum” of a bedroom. Wallis Simpson was an American socialite who met the then-Prince of Wales ...
It had caused quite the scandal when the then-King Edward VIII made known his desire to marry an American socialite and – yet more significantly – a divorcée, which was then regarded as incompatible ...
Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...
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. But now it can be revealed that the ...