Edward VIII, King of England

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With a birth name of "Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David", Edward was born [[Jun 23]], 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey County, England; the eldest son of [[George V, King of England|George of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]] and his wife Mary von Teck.  George and Mary would later become King and Queen of Great Britian and Ireland in 1910 when George's father Edward VII died, and young Edward would then be heir to the throne, and given the title Edward, Prince of Wales.  He was one of the longest reigning Princes-of-Wales, holding the title for 26 years.
 
With a birth name of "Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David", Edward was born [[Jun 23]], 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey County, England; the eldest son of [[George V, King of England|George of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]] and his wife Mary von Teck.  George and Mary would later become King and Queen of Great Britian and Ireland in 1910 when George's father Edward VII died, and young Edward would then be heir to the throne, and given the title Edward, Prince of Wales.  He was one of the longest reigning Princes-of-Wales, holding the title for 26 years.
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Edward was known or rumoured to be a terrible flirt and led a profligate life up until he met [[Bessie Wallis Warfield]] probably about 1934.  Kitty Kelley in her book ''The Royals'' wrote about him that "his shining gold hair and sad blue eyes" made him gallant and charming. Also that he was "one of the most adored heirs ever to grace the British empire."  Probably in 1934 or 1935, he and Wallis became lovers, which became widely enough known for his father George to despair of the thought that Wallis, once-divorced and currently married, would be Queen of England.  George ordered his wife Mary to never acknowledge Wallis and she never did according to Kitty Kelley.
 
Edward was known or rumoured to be a terrible flirt and led a profligate life up until he met [[Bessie Wallis Warfield]] probably about 1934.  Kitty Kelley in her book ''The Royals'' wrote about him that "his shining gold hair and sad blue eyes" made him gallant and charming. Also that he was "one of the most adored heirs ever to grace the British empire."  Probably in 1934 or 1935, he and Wallis became lovers, which became widely enough known for his father George to despair of the thought that Wallis, once-divorced and currently married, would be Queen of England.  George ordered his wife Mary to never acknowledge Wallis and she never did according to Kitty Kelley.

Revision as of 22:53, 18 July 2007

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