Edward VIII, King of England

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When George died [[Jan 20]], 1936, Edward became King.  Now the situation was critical.  Wallis divorced from her second husband on [[Oct 27]], 1936.  Edward insisted that he would marry Wallis and the government and an aleged public-opinion poll insisted just as strongly that he must not.  The situation came to a head, and Churchill wrote his abdication speech which he gave by radio on [[Dec 11]], 1936 stating that, "The throne means nothing to me without Wallis beside me." (''The Royals'', page 15)  They were married on [[Jun 3]], 1937 in Chateau de Cande, Maine-et-Loire, France, and lived thereafter in semi-exile from Britain, mostly in France with occasional trips to the United States.</td></tr></table>
 
When George died [[Jan 20]], 1936, Edward became King.  Now the situation was critical.  Wallis divorced from her second husband on [[Oct 27]], 1936.  Edward insisted that he would marry Wallis and the government and an aleged public-opinion poll insisted just as strongly that he must not.  The situation came to a head, and Churchill wrote his abdication speech which he gave by radio on [[Dec 11]], 1936 stating that, "The throne means nothing to me without Wallis beside me." (''The Royals'', page 15)  They were married on [[Jun 3]], 1937 in Chateau de Cande, Maine-et-Loire, France, and lived thereafter in semi-exile from Britain, mostly in France with occasional trips to the United States.</td></tr></table>
  
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After the abdication, Edward was made Duke of Windsor by his brother, the now-King, who took the name [[George VI, King of England|George VI]]. Wallis was styled Duchess of Windsor but by a new statute created just for her, she was not called "Her Royal Highness".  This is much discussed in Kitty Kelly's book ''The Royals'', where she states that George's wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon better known as the Queen Mother, was jealous of Bessie because she had wanted to marry Edward herself.
 
After the abdication, Edward was made Duke of Windsor by his brother, the now-King, who took the name [[George VI, King of England|George VI]]. Wallis was styled Duchess of Windsor but by a new statute created just for her, she was not called "Her Royal Highness".  This is much discussed in Kitty Kelly's book ''The Royals'', where she states that George's wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon better known as the Queen Mother, was jealous of Bessie because she had wanted to marry Edward herself.
 
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Edward and Wallis were thought, during WWII to be sympathetic to the Nazis.  They adopted a jet-setting life-style of socialites until Edward died in 1972, after which Wallis was rarely seen in public.  A picture of Edward and Wallis in their later years appears in the 1985 edition of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.
 
Edward and Wallis were thought, during WWII to be sympathetic to the Nazis.  They adopted a jet-setting life-style of socialites until Edward died in 1972, after which Wallis was rarely seen in public.  A picture of Edward and Wallis in their later years appears in the 1985 edition of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.
  
Edward died on [[May 28]], 1972 in Paris; afterward Wallis was rarely seen in public.  She died [[Apr 24]], 1986 also in Paris.  They are both buried at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England
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Edward died on [[May 28]], 1972 in Paris; afterward Wallis was rarely seen in public.  She died [[Apr 24]], 1986 also in Paris.  They are both buried at Frogmore, Windsor, Berkshire, England.</td>
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